2023 Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey
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Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the most popular school in New Jersey for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Montclair State University is a large public school located in Montclair, New Jersey that handed out 611 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.
Montclair State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The College of New Jersey is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree. This medium-sized public school is located in Ewing, New Jersey, and it awarded 343 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at TCNJ, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in New Jersey. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 315 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Rutgers New Brunswick does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 23% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Jersey City University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree. This medium-sized public school is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, and it awarded 261 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since NJCU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Rowan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Rowan University is a fairly large public school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 259 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Rowan does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 36% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, Kean University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 217 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Kean, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 6% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. William Paterson University is a public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 184 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.
William Paterson University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 32% took at least some of their classes online.
Georgian Court University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in Lakewood, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 130 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Georgian Court are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Saint Peter’s University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Jersey City, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 108 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Saint Peter’s College. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Monmouth University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Long Branch, New Jersey. It awarded 105 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Monmouth. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Rider University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. It awarded 99 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Rider does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Ramapo College of New Jersey ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Mahwah, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 90 students in 2020-2021.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Ramapo College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Seton Hall University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. Located in South Orange, New Jersey, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 86 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Seton Hall. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
Centenary University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in Hackettstown, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 68 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.
Centenary does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 94% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Rutgers University - Camden ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers Camden is a public institution located in Camden, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 45 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Rutgers Camden does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 32% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Teaneck, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.
FDU is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Stockton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Stockton State is located in Galloway, New Jersey and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Stockton State. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Drew University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Drew is located in Madison, New Jersey and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Drew are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Caldwell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Caldwell University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Caldwell, New Jersey that handed out 26 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Caldwell, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 28% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
College of Saint Elizabeth came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Morristown, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at CSE, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 49% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #20, Thomas Edison State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Located in Trenton, New Jersey, the medium-sized public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 48% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at TESU are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in Madison, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 25 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out FDU. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Felician University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. Felician is located in Lodi, New Jersey and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Felician. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 52% took at least some of their classes online.
Bloomfield College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in Bloomfield, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
With a ranking of #25, New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that NJIT does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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