Ranking
Best Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Colleges in New Jersey 2026
37 New Jersey colleges offering Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, ranked by EduGradify value grade.
- Schools ranked
- 25
- Cheapest net price
- $2,288
- Top earnings 10y
- $84,276
- Public / Private
- 22 / 3
Middlesex College
A+- ROI score
- 51.20
- Net price
- $2,288
- Earnings 10y
- $46,861
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Essex County College
A+- ROI score
- 20.98
- Net price
- $4,436
- Earnings 10y
- $37,230
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Rowan College at Burlington County
A+- ROI score
- 20.93
- Net price
- $5,344
- Earnings 10y
- $44,745
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Mercer County Community College
A+- ROI score
- 20.49
- Net price
- $5,279
- Earnings 10y
- $43,264
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Warren County Community College
A+- ROI score
- 18.93
- Net price
- $5,726
- Earnings 10y
- $43,359
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Raritan Valley Community College
A+- ROI score
- 17.76
- Net price
- $6,778
- Earnings 10y
- $48,145
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Camden County College
A+- ROI score
- 17.18
- Net price
- $5,996
- Earnings 10y
- $41,212
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Sussex County Community College
A- ROI score
- 14.21
- Net price
- $7,859
- Earnings 10y
- $44,664
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
County College of Morris
A- ROI score
- 14.12
- Net price
- $8,895
- Earnings 10y
- $50,243
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Pillar College
A- ROI score
- 13.45
- Net price
- $8,470
- Earnings 10y
- $45,577
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
New Jersey Institute of Technology
A- ROI score
- 12.77
- Net price
- $16,504
- Earnings 10y
- $84,276
- Acceptance
- 65.1%
UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey
A- ROI score
- 12.59
- Net price
- $8,257
- Earnings 10y
- $41,595
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Passaic County Community College
A- ROI score
- 11.91
- Net price
- $7,761
- Earnings 10y
- $36,972
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Saint Peter's University
A- ROI score
- 11.85
- Net price
- $12,199
- Earnings 10y
- $57,815
- Acceptance
- 90.3%
Hudson County Community College
A- ROI score
- 11.75
- Net price
- $7,307
- Earnings 10y
- $34,333
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Kean University
A- ROI score
- 11.50
- Net price
- $12,447
- Earnings 10y
- $57,237
- Acceptance
- 75.9%
Bergen Community College
A- ROI score
- 11.27
- Net price
- $10,345
- Earnings 10y
- $46,624
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Atlantic Cape Community College
B- ROI score
- 10.20
- Net price
- $8,392
- Earnings 10y
- $34,241
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Rutgers University-Camden
B- ROI score
- 9.93
- Net price
- $18,745
- Earnings 10y
- $74,479
- Acceptance
- 66.3%
Ocean County College
B- ROI score
- 9.90
- Net price
- $11,411
- Earnings 10y
- $45,210
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus
B- ROI score
- 9.88
- Net price
- $10,562
- Earnings 10y
- $41,751
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Brookdale Community College
B- ROI score
- 9.88
- Net price
- $11,231
- Earnings 10y
- $44,379
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Montclair State University
B- ROI score
- 9.86
- Net price
- $15,566
- Earnings 10y
- $61,415
- Acceptance
- 87.9%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
B- ROI score
- 9.30
- Net price
- $15,404
- Earnings 10y
- $57,273
- Acceptance
- 90.7%
Ramapo College of New Jersey
B- ROI score
- 9.29
- Net price
- $18,173
- Earnings 10y
- $67,541
- Acceptance
- 70.6%
How we picked this list
This list starts with New Jersey schools with positive Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities program-share evidence, then sorts by EduGradify's school-wide ROI proxy: ten-year median earnings weighed against average net price. The set's average EduGradify ROI score is 14.85 (22 public, 3 private).
Every figure comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. See our full methodology for the formulas.
FAQ
Who leads this ranking?
Middlesex College in Edison, NJ tops this ranking. EduGradify value grade is A+.
How does EduGradify pick this list?
We rank this set by roi score using the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard — see our methodology for the full formula. No paid placements, no surveys.
How many New Jersey colleges are in this list?
37 New Jersey colleges qualified for this ranking based on available federal data.
What does net price mean here?
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships — not the sticker price. It is reported by each college to the U.S. Department of Education.