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Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the <nil> to help you in your search for the best school for you.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Business Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey
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Our analysis found Montclair State University to be the best value school for business students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey. Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 352 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Montclair State. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #2 on our list. FDU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Teaneck, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 277 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, FDU is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Madison, New Jersey. It awarded 87 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, FDU is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - Newark is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 837 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers Newark are $33,186 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at Rutgers Newark, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 23% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Rutgers Newark did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ramapo College of New Jersey. The school came in at #5 on this year’s list. Located in Mahwah, New Jersey, the medium-sized public school handed out 64 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ramapo College are $19,085 a year.
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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
Rutgers University - Camden landed the #6 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. Rutgers Camden is a public institution located in Camden, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 130 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rutgers Camden are $32,433 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at Rutgers Camden, 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, 32% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Rutgers Camden not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our list.
Rider University landed the #7 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. Located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 79 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rider are $20,159 per year.
Rider does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rider also is in the top 20% of our ranking.
With a ranking of #8, Rowan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Rowan is a fairly large public school situated in Glassboro, New Jersey. It awarded 94 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rowan graduate students pay an average of $16,146 in tuition and fees each year.
Rowan does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 36% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Seton Hall University landed the #8 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. Located in South Orange, New Jersey, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 438 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Seton Hall graduate students pay an average of $26,018 in tuition and fees each year.
Seton Hall 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 fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Seton Hall also made our list, coming in at #3.
Centenary University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in Hackettstown, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 55 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Centenary are $17,550 a year.
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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Thomas Edison State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in Trenton, New Jersey, the medium-sized public school awarded 81 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TESU are $12,024 a year.
Since the graduate programs at TESU are primarily online, it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. This large public school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 162 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,215 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Rutgers New Brunswick. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 23% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Wayne, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 111 students in 2020-2021.
William Paterson University graduate students pay an average of $21,748 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since William Paterson University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 32% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
DeVry University - New Jersey came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the ranking. DeVry University - New Jersey is a very small private for-profit school situated in North Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 14 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DeVry University - New Jersey are $17,552 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at DeVry University - New Jersey. 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.
Stockton University landed the #14 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. Located in Galloway, New Jersey, the medium-sized public school handed out 52 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stockton State are $22,247 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Stockton State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #16 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. Located in Newark, New Jersey, the fairly large public school handed out 103 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
NJIT graduate students pay an average of $34,760 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at NJIT. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Caldwell University landed the #17 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. Caldwell University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Caldwell, New Jersey that handed out 35 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Caldwell are $15,824 a year.
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. In 2019-2020 about 28% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #18, New Jersey City University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their master’s degree. This medium-sized public school is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, and it awarded 139 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NJCU are $24,304 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at NJCU, 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 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Kean University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kean are $22,438 per year.
One thing to take note of is that Kean does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 6% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Princeton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Princeton, New Jersey, and it awarded 27 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Princeton are $58,790 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Princeton does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 53% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Princeton also took the #1 spot in our rankings.
With a ranking of #21, Drew University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Drew is a private not-for-profit institution located in Madison, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Drew are $20,440 a year.
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.
Georgian Court University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Lakewood, New Jersey, and it awarded 21 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgian Court graduate students pay an average of $17,482 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, Georgian Court is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
With a ranking of #23, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hoboken, New Jersey. It awarded 377 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Stevens graduate students pay an average of $39,556 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Stevens. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Stevens not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our list.
Berkeley College - Woodland Park came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is located in Woodland Park, New Jersey and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Berkeley College - Woodland Park are $19,751 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Berkeley College - Woodland Park does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Monmouth University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the ranking. West Long Branch, 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 86 students in 2020-2021.
Monmouth graduate students pay an average of $29,290 in tuition and fees each year.
Monmouth 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*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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