22 Best colleges for Education Majors in New Jersey

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New Jersey ranked based on their research performance in Education Majors. A graph of 422K citations received by 16.3K academic papers made by 22 universities in New Jersey was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick

For Education Majors

#33 in the United States

#37 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

2. Princeton University

Princeton

For Education Majors

#64 in the United States

#71 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

3. Montclair State University

Montclair

For Education Majors

#160 in the United States

#183 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1083
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $11,743

4. Rowan University

Glassboro

For Education Majors

#215 in the United States

#242 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 93%

5. New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark

For Education Majors

#228 in the United States

#256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 94%

6. College of New Jersey

Ewing Township

For Education Majors

#240 in the United States

#268 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 85%

7. Seton Hall University

South Orange

For Education Majors

#300 in the United States

#334 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,642

8. Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken

For Education Majors

#325 in the United States

#361 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,665

9. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

Teaneck

For Education Majors

#333 in the United States

#369 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Net Price: $17,121
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $31,504

10. William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne

For Education Majors

#352 in the United States

#388 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $13,984
Enrollment: 9,426

11. Monmouth University

West Long Branch

For Education Majors

#387 in the United States

#427 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1198
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,228

12. Rider University

Lawrenceville

For Education Majors

#390 in the United States

#430 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $26,618

13. Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park

For Education Majors

#396 in the United States

#436 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,068
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $18,293

14. Kean University

Union Township

For Education Majors

#416 in the United States

#459 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1109
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $12,982

15. Stockton University

Galloway

For Education Majors

#476 in the United States

#525 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 96%

16. Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah

For Education Majors

#542 in the United States

#593 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 84%

17. New Jersey City University

Jersey

For Education Majors

#591 in the United States

#643 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $13,189
Enrollment: 5,833

18. Drew University

Madison

For Education Majors

#711 in the United States

#771 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,193

19. Saint Peter's University

Jersey

For Education Majors

#867 in the United States

#933 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $14,486
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $35,708

20. Caldwell University

Caldwell

For Education Majors

#970 in the United States

#1041 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Net Price: $23,071
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,549

21. Georgian Court University

Lakewood Township

For Education Majors

#980 in the United States

#1051 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $21,072
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $27,689

22. Princeton Theological Seminary

Princeton

For Education Majors

#1080 in the United States

#1154 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 287
Male:Female: 47:53

Closest to New Jersey states to learn Education Majors

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	23	15
Connecticut	18	45
District of Columbia	8	82
Pennsylvania	76	3
Rhode Island	8	117
New York	100	7
Massachusetts	53	13
Vermont	6	164
Virginia	30	24
New Hampshire	8	136
West Virginia	10	118
Ohio	45	6
North Carolina	30	14
Maine	7	209
South Carolina	18	68
Kentucky	18	62
Indiana	23	10
Michigan	21	1
Tennessee	23	29
Georgia	31	30
Illinois	46	9
Wisconsin	27	8
Alabama	16	85
Florida	35	22
Missouri	24	41
Iowa	12	25
Mississippi	7	159
Arkansas	10	137
Minnesota	23	16
Louisiana	17	80
Kansas	8	48
Oklahoma	11	83
Nebraska	7	47
South Dakota	8	321
North Dakota	3	187
Texas	58	17
Puerto Rico	4	541
Colorado	18	36
New Mexico	6	99
Montana	4	202
Utah	9	52
Idaho	5	153
Arizona	7	11
Nevada	5	109
Washington	18	5
Oregon	16	91
California	88	2
Hawaii	5	89