2023 Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for business 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, Business Degree Central has created its Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in New Jersey to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey
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Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - Newark the most popular school in New Jersey for business students working on their master’s degree. Rutgers Newark is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 837 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 43% were women.
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 fact, around 23% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. 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.
Of those students who received their degree, 39% were women.
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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Stevens is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hoboken, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 377 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 41% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Stevens. In fact, around 54% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree. Montclair, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 352 students in 2020-2021.
Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
Montclair State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 277 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 32% of those degree recipients 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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Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the large public school handed out 162 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
Rutgers New Brunswick 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 23% took at least some of their classes online.
New Jersey City University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. New Jersey City University is a medium-sized public school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 139 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that NJCU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
Rutgers University - Camden came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in Camden, New Jersey, the medium-sized public school awarded 130 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 39% were women.
Rutgers Camden 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, 32% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. William Paterson University is a public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 111 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 45% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at William Paterson University. In 2019-2020 about 32% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. NJIT is a fairly large public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 103 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 45% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that NJIT does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Rowan University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. Rowan is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 94 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 47% were women.
Rowan 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, 36% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Madison, New Jersey. It awarded 87 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 46% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, FDU is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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Monmouth University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Monmouth is located in West Long Branch, New Jersey and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 44% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Monmouth, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #14, Saint Peter’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 84 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Saint Peter’s College. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #15, Thomas Edison State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Located in Trenton, New Jersey, the medium-sized public school awarded 81 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 48% were women.
TESU is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Rider University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Lawrenceville, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 79 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 49% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Rider. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. 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.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Berkeley College - Woodland Park. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #18, Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Located in Mahwah, New Jersey, the medium-sized public school awarded 64 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 39% were women.
Ramapo College 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 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Centenary University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in Hackettstown, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 55 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Centenary does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. 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.
Stockton University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Stockton University is a medium-sized public school located in Galloway, New Jersey that handed out 52 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
Stockton State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Kean University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Union, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
Around 53% of those degree recipients were women.
Kean 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 6% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Caldwell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Caldwell is located in Caldwell, New Jersey and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 49% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Caldwell does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 28% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #23, Strayer University - New Jersey did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Strayer University - New Jersey is a very small private for-profit school situated in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. It awarded 27 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Strayer University - New Jersey are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Princeton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Princeton, New Jersey. It awarded 27 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 22% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Princeton. 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.
Felician University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Felician University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Lodi, New Jersey that handed out 25 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Felician, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 52% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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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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