Graduate Programs at The College of New Jersey

Graduate School Overview

The College of New Jersey (referred to as TCNJ) is a Public, 4 years school located in Ewing, NJ. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1939 - Current[Estimated Date]).

TCNJ Directory Information
School Name	The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)
Address	2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08628-7718
Phone	609-771-1855
Web	https://www.tcnj.edu
Online Application	https://admissions.tcnj.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://financialaid.tcnj.edu

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at The College of New Jersey is $15,883 for New Jersey residents and $15,031 for out-of-state students. The school has 678 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,783 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 98 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,031 $15,883 for New Jersey Residents
Student Population	678
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	98 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at The College of New Jersey is $15,883 for New Jersey residents and $15,031 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $831.

The College of New Jersey offers the alternative tuition plans.

The College of New Jersey offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of The College of New Jersey is $15,031. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -5.36% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$21,436	$2,412
2018-2019	$21,972	$2,473
2019-2020	$22,467	$2,529
2020-2021	$14,554	$1,329
2021-2022	$14,955	$76

The graduate school tuition & fees of TCNJ is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in New Jersey. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,204 and the New Jersey graduate tuition is $23,087 (public) / $20,735 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
The College of New Jersey	$15,031
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
New Jersey Graduate Schools	$19,303	$21,279
Public	$17,340	$23,087
Private	$20,735

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $17,350 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at The College of New Jersey. On-campus living costs are decreased by -4.87% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,350. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -4.87% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$13,201	$3,918	$12,632	$3,918
2018-2019	$13,617	$3,624	$13,617	$3,624
2019-2020	$14,048	$3,922	$14,048	$3,922
2020-2021	$14,316	$3,922	$14,316	$3,922
2021-2022	$13,752	$3,598	$13,752	$3,598

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $831 at The College of New Jersey. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.72% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$1,191
2018-2019	$1,221
2019-2020	$1,248
2020-2021	$809
2021-2022	$831

Graduate Programs at TCNJ

The College of New Jersey offers 51 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 493 students have completed their study at The College of New Jersey.

Offered Degrees at The College of New Jersey
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	22	377
Post Bachelor's Degree	16	90
Post Master's Degree	13	26
Total	51	493

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at The College of New Jersey by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Bilingual and Multilingual Education program with 44 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 84 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at The College of New Jersey
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	44	$59,500
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	32	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	28	$59,500
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	22	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	19	-

Popular Master's Programs at The College of New Jersey
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	84	$63,000
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	83	$63,000
Special Education and Teaching	✕	76	$57,200
Special Education and Teaching	✕	63	$57,200
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	47	$47,700

The College of New Jersey offers 51 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 493 students have completed their graduate studies.

377 students have earned/completed Master's program.
90 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
26 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	343 completers	-
Education	✕	0	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	83	$63,000
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	16	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	0	-
International and Comparative Education	✕	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	76	$57,200
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	47	$47,700
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	44	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	20	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	0	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	0	-
Health Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	16	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	34	$55,500
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	12 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	12	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	2	-
Public Health	✕	9	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	11	-
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
	Total	377

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Women's Studies	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	85 completers	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	44	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	22	-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	19	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	0 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	3	-
Public Health	✕	0	-
	✕	2	-
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
Finance	✕	0	-
Business Statistics	✕	0	-
	Total	90

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	18	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	✕	2	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	1	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	0	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	1	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
	Total	26

Graduate Student Population at TCNJ

For academic year 2021-2022, total 678 students enrolled into The College of New Jersey graduate schools where it has total 7,783 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 206 full-time and 472 part-time graduate students. By gender, 152 male and 526 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	678	152	526
Full-time	206	39	167
Part-tme	472	113	359

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 395 White (58.26%), 40 Black/African American (5.90%), 57 Hispanic (8.41%), 42 Asian (6.19%), and 144 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	678	152	526
American Indian/Native American	3	2	1
Asian	42	7	35
Black/African American	40	9	31
Hispanic	57	16	41
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	395	76	319
Two More	2	0	2
Un-Known	138	42	96
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

The College of New Jersey offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 661 graduate students (97.49% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 9 graduate students (1.33% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	678
Enrolled Online Exclusively	661
Enrolled Some Online Courses	9
Not in Online Courses	8

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at The College of New Jersey. 215 students are aged 20 to 24 (31.71% of total students), 62 students are aged above 50 (9.14%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at The College of New Jersey.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	678	152	526
Age 20-21	6	0	6
Age 22-24	209	32	177
Age 25-29	177	43	134
Age 30-34	78	21	57
Age 35-39	54	14	40
Age 40-49	91	29	62
Age 50-64	60	13	47
Over 64	2	0	2
Age Un-Known	1	0	1

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