2026 Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools in New Jersey

[Other Psychology & Counseling](/majors/psychology/clinical-counseling-applied-psychology/other-psychology-and-counseling/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for other psychology & counseling students.
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2026 Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools in New Jersey
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other psychology & counseling degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools
Somerset Christian College tops our 2026 list of the best value other psychology & counseling schools in New Jersey. Somerset Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Newark. In-state tuition and fees average $25,900. Typical student debt for other psychology & counseling graduates is $24,991. Soon after graduation, other psychology & counseling degree recipients from Somerset Christian College generally make around $45,662. That is a strong return on a $24,991 median debt.
A rank of #2 makes Rider University one of the best values for other psychology & counseling. Set in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $41,120. Other Psychology & Counseling graduates carry a median of $26,241 in student loans. Early-career other psychology & counseling graduates make about $55,303. That is a strong return on a $26,241 median debt. Roughly 79% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.