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.

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 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of TCNJ is $15,624 for New Jersey residents and $17,643 for out-of-state students. The school has 590 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,629 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 92 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,643 $15,624 for New Jersey Residents
Student Population	590
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	92 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at TCNJ is $15,624 for New Jersey residents and $17,643 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $863.

TCNJ offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
New Jersey Residents	$15,624
Out-of-State	$17,643
Tuition per Credit Hour
New Jersey Residents	$863
Out-of-State	$863

TCNJ offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

On its campus, 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	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of The College of New Jersey is $15,624 for New Jersey residents and $17,643 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 12.92% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	New Jersey Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$14,234	$2,473	$21,972	$2,473
2019-2020	$14,554	$2,529	$22,467	$2,529
2020-2021	$14,554	$1,329	$14,554	$1,329
2021-2022	$14,955	$76	$14,955	$76
2022-2023	$15,545	$79	$15,545	$79
2023-2024	-	-	$16,167	$1,476

The graduate school tuition & fees of TCNJ is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in New Jersey. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the New Jersey graduate tuition is $24,748 (public) / $22,815 (private).

The following 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	$15,624	$17,643
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
New Jersey Graduate Schools	$19,654	$22,989
Public	$18,310	$24,748
Private	$22,815

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $20,147 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at TCNJ.

On-campus living costs are increased by 7.86% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,147. Off-campus living costs are increased by 7.86% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
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
2022-2023	$14,144	$4,534	$14,144	$4,534
2023-2024	$15,569	$4,578	$15,569	$4,578

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $975 at The College of New Jersey. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 12.98% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,221
2019-2020	$1,248
2020-2021	$809
2021-2022	$831
2022-2023	$863
2023-2024	$975

Graduate Programs at TCNJ

The College of New Jersey offers 45 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, 503 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	20	391
Post Bachelor's Degree	17	95
Post Master's Degree	8	17
Total	45	503

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 51 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Special Education and Teaching program with 70 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	✕	51	$59,500
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	16	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	14	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	13	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	10	-

Popular Master's Programs at The College of New Jersey
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Special Education and Teaching	✕	70	$57,200
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	55	$63,000
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	46	$47,700
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	42	$55,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	29	-

The College of New Jersey offers 45 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 503 students have completed their graduate studies.

391 students have earned/completed Master's program.
95 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
17 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 [+]	✕	310 completers	-
Education	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	55	$63,000
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	19	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	-	-
International and Comparative Education	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	70	$57,200
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	46	$47,700
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	29	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	17	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	1	-
Health Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	29	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	42	$55,500
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	20 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	20	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	1	-
Public Health	✕	19	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	12	-
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	29	-
	Total	391

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	16	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	10	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Public Health	✕	1	-
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-
	Total	95

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	-	-
	Total	17

Graduate Student Population at TCNJ

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 590 students enrolled into The College of New Jersey graduate schools where it has total 7,629 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 245 full-time and 345 part-time graduate students. By gender, 128 male and 462 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	590	128	462
Full-time	245	47	198
Part-tme	345	81	264

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

There are 342 White (57.97%), 36 Black/African American (6.10%), 71 Hispanic (12.03%), 37 Asian (6.27%), and 104 students with other races. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	590	128	462
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	37	4	33
Black/African American	36	11	25
Hispanic	71	16	55
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	342	74	268
Two More	6	0	6
Un-Known	93	21	72
Non-resident Alien	1	0	1

The College of New Jersey offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 6 graduate students (1.02% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 174 graduate students (29.49% 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	590
Enrolled Online Exclusively	6
Enrolled Some Online Courses	174
Not in Online Courses	410

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at The College of New Jersey. 222 students are aged 20 to 24 (37.63% of total students), 45 students are aged above 50 (7.63%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at The College of New Jersey.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	590	128	462
Age 20-21	1	1	0
Age 22-24	221	40	181
Age 25-29	127	36	91
Age 30-34	61	16	45
Age 35-39	49	10	39
Age 40-49	86	14	72
Age 50-64	45	11	34

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