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2023 Best Trade Schools in New Jersey
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Trade Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.
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Top Trade Schools in New Jersey
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Our 2023 rankings named New Jersey Institute of Technology the best school in New Jersey for trade school students working on their degree. New Jersey Institute of Technology is a fairly large public school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 2,792 degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13,105 degrees in 2021-2022.
The excellent programs at Union County College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best trade schools in New Jersey. Located in Cranford, New Jersey, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,590 degrees in 2021-2022.
The excellent programs at Kean University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best trade schools in New Jersey. This fairly large public school is located in Union, New Jersey, and it awarded 3,249 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 32 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Saint Elizabeth landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Morristown, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 405 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
County College of Morris ranked #6 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in New Jersey list. This medium-sized public school is located in Randolph, New Jersey, and it awarded 1,245 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #7, Middlesex County College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Middlesex County College is a public institution located in Edison, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,675 degrees in 2021-2022.
Thomas Edison State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #8 on the list. TESU is located in Trenton, New Jersey and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2,338 degrees to qualified students.
Eastwick College - Hackensack ranked #9 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Located in Hackensack, New Jersey, the very small private for-profit school handed out 309 degrees in 2021-2022.
Raritan Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in Branchburg, New Jersey, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,146 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #11, Bergen Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Bergen Community College is a public institution located in Paramus, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,068 degrees in 2021-2022.
Rowan University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Rowan University is a fairly large public school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 5,800 degrees in 2021-2022.
Brookdale Community College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lincroft, New Jersey. It awarded 1,639 degrees in 2021-2022.
Eastwick College - Nutley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #14 on the list. Eastwick College - Nutley is located in Nutley, New Jersey and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 194 degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #15, New Jersey City University did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. NJCU is a medium-sized public school situated in Jersey City, New Jersey. It awarded 1,697 degrees in 2021-2022.
Monmouth University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Monmouth is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,794 degrees in 2021-2022.
Saint Peter’s University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 867 degrees in 2021-2022.
Salem Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking. Salem Community College is a small public school located in Carneys Point, New Jersey that handed out 241 degrees in 2021-2022.
William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2,541 degrees to qualified students.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Madison, New Jersey. It awarded 944 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #21, Caldwell University did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Located in Caldwell, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 482 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #22, Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a private for-profit institution located in Woodland Park, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 817 degrees in 2021-2022.
DeVry University - New Jersey ranked #23 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Located in Iselin, New Jersey, the very small private for-profit school handed out 43 degrees in 2021-2022.
Ocean County College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in New Jersey list. OCC is a public institution located in Toms River, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,466 degrees in 2021-2022.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in New Jersey list. FDU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Teaneck, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,359 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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