What are the cheapest colleges near me in New Jersey?

The cheapest colleges in New Jersey by net price/total cost are: Middlesex College ($2,288), Essex County College ($4,436), Mercer County Community College ($5,279). Full ranked list at https://opencollegedata.com/colleges-near-me/nj.

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Colleges near you in New Jersey

157 schools, ranked cheapest-first by real net price / total cost after aid. Sort by any column, or share your location to sort by actual distance.

#			Net price after financial aid when it's available, or total cost of attendance otherwise. From the school's Common Data Set filing, or College Scorecard for schools without one.		Median earnings of graduates four years after completing their degree. From College Scorecard.	Total undergraduate enrollment. From College Scorecard.
1	Middlesex College	Edison	$2,288	—	$55,906	8,469
2	Essex County College	Newark	$4,436	—	$48,042	5,855
3	Mercer County Community College	West Windsor	$5,279	—	—	5,404
4	Rowan College at Burlington County	Mount Laurel	$5,344	—	$51,060	6,267
5	Yeshiva Toras Chaim	Lakewood	$5,356	44.3%	—	227
6	Warren County Community College	Washington	$5,726	—	$43,525	836
7	Camden County College	Blackwood	$5,996	—	$55,466	6,636
8	Talmudical Academy-New Jersey	Adelphia	$6,164	—	—	72
9	Raritan Valley Community College	Branchburg	$6,778	—	$57,072	5,416
10	Bais Medrash Toras Chesed	Lakewood	$6,838	57.6%	—	132
11	Hudson County Community College	Jersey City	$7,307	—	$44,020	6,626
12	Union County Vocational Technical School	Scotch Plains	$7,361	—	$37,626	88
13	Passaic County Community College	Paterson	$7,761	—	$47,350	4,260
14	Sussex County Community College	Newton	$7,859	—	$41,662	2,086
15	UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey	Cranford	$8,257	—	$48,553	7,939
16	Rabbi Jacob Joseph School	Edison	$8,389	91.7%	—	115
17	Atlantic Cape Community College	Mays Landing	$8,392	—	$47,694	3,755
18	Pillar College	Newark	$8,470	—	$44,376	498
19	County College of Morris	Randolph	$8,895	—	$52,838	5,360
20	New Community Career & Technical Institute	Newark	$9,075	—	$32,679	11
21	Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch	North Plainfield	$9,417	—	—	81
22	Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim	Lakewood	$9,494	90.6%	—	96
23	Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood	Keyport	$9,641	—	—	30
24	Beth Medrash of Asbury Park	Lakewood	$9,766	53.8%	—	124
25	Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel	Lakewood	$10,016	51.5%	—	177
26	Bergen Community College	Paramus	$10,345	—	$51,761	10,557
27	Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus	Vineland	$10,562	—	$48,576	2,074
28	Adult and Continuing Education-BCTS	Hackensack	$10,588	—	$47,365	106
29	Healthcare Training Institute	Union	$10,594	—	$42,547	48
30	ASI Career Institute	Turnersville	$10,716	—	$37,315	62
31	Salem Community College	Carneys Point	$10,816	—	$50,664	910
32	Ocean County Vocational-Technical School	Toms River	$10,828	—	$42,510	497
33	Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma	Union	$10,844	56.7%	—	47
34	Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud	Lakewood	$11,055	—	—	57
35	Brookdale Community College	Lincroft	$11,231	—	$50,402	7,901
36	Ocean County College	Toms River	$11,411	—	$49,336	5,424
37	Yeshiva Bais Aharon	Lakewood	$11,757	—	—	25
38	Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah	Lakewood	$11,794	—	—	36
39	Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield	North Plainfield	$12,027	—	$26,789	190
40	Saint Peter's University	Jersey City	$12,199	90.3%	$64,352	2,135
41	Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus	Sewell	$12,378	—	$48,576	4,234
42	Kean University	Union	$12,447	75.9%	$59,472	11,433
43	Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah	Lakewood	$12,798	80.0%	—	72
44	Advantage Career Institute	Eatontown	$12,819	—	$37,279	161
45	Total Image Beauty Academy	Union City	$12,830	—	$19,172	204
46	Center for the Healing Arts	Voorhees	$13,364	—	—	39
47	Mobile Technical Training	South Hackensack	$13,643	—	$33,748	31
48	Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah	Lakewood	$13,777	85.7%	—	181
49	Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village	Lakewood	$13,891	83.7%	—	87
50	Yeshivas Emek Hatorah	Howell	$14,504	—	—	90
51	Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel	Lakewood	$15,086	54.2%	—	150
52	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	Teaneck	$15,404	90.7%	$68,049	2,627
53	Montclair State University	Montclair	$15,566	87.9%	$61,351	18,376
54	Rabbinical College of America	Morristown	$15,628	95.2%	—	181
55	New Jersey City University	Jersey City	$16,053	98.4%	$60,965	3,681
56	P B Cosmetology Education Center	Gloucester	$16,188	—	$35,010	120
57	Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah	Lakewood	$16,637	—	—	75
58	Empire Beauty School-Bloomfield	Bloomfield	$17,191	—	$27,175	164
59	Eastwick College-Nutley	Nutley	$17,206	—	$46,087	618
60	Salon Professional Academy	Howell	$17,492	—	—	237
61	Empire Beauty School-Union	Union	$17,620	—	$27,175	103
62	Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness	Voorhees	$17,818	—	$32,286	346
63	Morris County Vocational School District	Denville	$18,332	—	$66,347	36
64	Rutgers University-Camden	Camden	$18,745	66.3%	$77,933	3,753
65	William Paterson University of New Jersey	Wayne	$18,745	90.1%	$59,272	6,614
66	Artistic Academy of Hair Design	Morris Plains	$19,085	—	$34,470	88
67	Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill	Cherry Hill	$19,137	—	$25,810	139
68	Georgian Court University	Lakewood	$19,285	78.8%	$62,671	1,195
69	Rutgers University-Newark	Newark	$19,703	71.4%	$77,933	7,709
70	Shore Beauty School	Egg Harbor Township	$19,725	—	$28,824	188
71	American Institute-Toms River	Toms River	$19,781	—	$36,918	484
72	PC AGE-Metropark	Iselin	$19,952	—	$56,520	46
73	American Institute-Clifton	CLIFTON	$20,371	—	$36,918	778
74	American Institute-Somerset	Somerset	$20,464	—	$36,918	364
75	Centenary University	Hackettstown	$20,503	83.1%	$63,207	910
76	Stockton University	Galloway	$20,670	88.9%	$58,872	7,537
77	Eastern International College-Jersey City	Jersey City	$21,111	69.6%	$70,838	495
78	American Institute-Cherry Hill	Cherry Hill	$21,458	—	$36,918	390
79	Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York	West New York	$21,953	—	$22,939	271
80	P C Age-Jersey City	Jersey City	$22,098	—	$56,520	106
81	Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences	Paterson	$22,148	—	$41,843	146
82	Seminary Bnos Chaim	Lakewood	$22,151	43.6%	$36,776	182
83	Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville	Lawrenceville	$22,336	—	$39,605	373
84	Rowan University	Glassboro	$22,408	77.7%	$62,686	15,841
85	Pennco Tech-Blackwood	Blackwood	$22,671	—	$45,022	875
86	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	Madison	$22,829	95.2%	$68,049	1,990
87	Saint Elizabeth University	Morristown	$23,125	71.0%	$66,386	557
88	MCVSD	Freehold	$23,555	—	$32,023	67
89	Innovate Salon Academy	Ewing	$23,670	—	$29,126	174
90	Fortis Institute-Wayne	Wayne	$24,009	—	$39,605	502
91	Drew University	Madison	$24,280	67.8%	$59,259	1,533
92	Caldwell University	Caldwell	$24,691	71.3%	$64,716	1,575
93	Rider University	Lawrenceville	$24,792	78.6%	$63,250	3,106
94	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro	Hasbrouck Heights	$24,800	—	$72,682	695
95	National Career Institute	East Orange	$25,261	—	$33,196	249
96	Garden State Science and Technology Institute	Jersey City	$25,536	—	$28,983	917
97	DeVry University-New Jersey	Iselin	$26,565	—	$63,172	62
98	Innovate Salon Academy	Brick Township	$26,744	—	$29,126	219
99	Eastwick College-Ramsey	Ramsey	$27,074	—	$60,033	1,203
100	Berkeley College-Woodland Park	Woodland Park	$27,100	—	$48,750	1,778
101	Lincoln Technical Institute-Union	Union	$27,311	—	$51,742	1,785
102	Bloomfield College of Montclair State University	Bloomfield	$28,014	69.7%	$61,351	781
103	Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield	Bloomfield	$28,042	—	$57,080	1,428
104	Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok	Elizabeth	$28,599	—	$95,988	90
105	Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah	Mahwah	$28,968	—	$51,742	1,080
106	Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City	West Atlantic City	$29,653	—	$56,051	235
107	Eastwick College-Hackensack	Hackensack	$29,885	—	$43,216	1,171
108	Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill	Cherry Hill	$30,147	—	$56,051	269
109	Monmouth University	West Long Branch	$30,988	89.0%	$68,968	3,684
110	Cutting Edge Academy	Succasunna	$31,106	—	$24,698	99
111	Seton Hall University	South Orange	$31,446	73.3%	$76,919	6,036
112	Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield	South Plainfield	$31,575	—	$51,742	335
113	Parisian Beauty School	Hackensack	$32,141	—	$28,516	441
114	Pro Beauty Academy	Edison	$33,472	—	—	67
115	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Brunswick	$36,002	65.3%	$77,933	37,751
116	Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin	Iselin	$37,819	—	$42,316	638
117	Chamberlain University-New Jersey	North Brunswick	$37,984	—	$97,262	1,226
118	Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown	Moorestown	$39,141	—	$42,316	782
119	Felician University	Lodi	$40,045	—	$78,605	1,774
120	JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools	Plainfield	$40,644	58.6%	$89,666	188
121	Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus	Paramus	$41,121	—	$42,316	495
122	Innovate Salon Academy	South Plainfield	$42,607	—	$29,126	288
123	Universal Training Institute	Perth Amboy	$45,933	—	$70,104	158
124	Ramapo College of New Jersey	Mahwah	$45,995	70.3%	$67,266	4,898
125	Jersey College	Teterboro	$52,558	67.6%	$88,785	4,478
126	Princeton University	Princeton	$79,090	5.7%	$108,590	5,709
127	Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken	$88,974	—	$112,538	4,222
128	American Institute	Clifton	—	—	$36,918	—
129	American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education	Piscataway	—	—	$56,760	450
130	Assumption College for Sisters	Denville	—	—	—	30
131	Bard College - BHSEC Newark	Newark	—	—	$45,380	—
132	Best Care College	East Orange	—	—	$89,155	44
133	Bet Midrash Ohel Torah	Lakewood	—	—	—	—
134	Beth Medrash Govoha	Lakewood	—	—	$53,524	4,027
135	Burlington County Institute of Technology - Adult Education -	Medford	—	—	—	—
136	Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education	Westampton	—	—	—	96
137	Capital Health School of Nursing	Trenton	—	—	—	66
138	Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology	Trenton	—	—	—	16
139	Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology	Wayne	—	—	$27,944	353
140	College of New Jersey	Ewing	—	62.4%	$72,068	7,105
141	Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine	Bloomfield	—	—	—	2
142	Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine	Nutley	—	—	—	—
143	Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing	Englewood Cliffs	—	—	$94,263	178
144	Ideal Institute of Technology	Pleasantville	—	—	—	—
145	Jersey College - Ewing	Ewing	—	—	$88,785	—
146	MCI Institute of NJ	Ocean	—	—	$47,586	150
147	Monmouth University - Monmouth Park Corporate Center	West Long Branch	—	—	$68,968	—
148	Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel	Lakewood	—	89.3%	—	679
149	New Brunswick Theological Seminary	New Brunswick	—	—	—	—
150	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark	—	65.1%	$91,874	9,019
151	Princeton Theological Seminary	Princeton	—	—	$71,056	—
152	Pro Beauty Academy (The) - Kenilworth	Kenilworth	—	—	—	—
153	Relay Graduate School of Education - Newark	Newark	—	—	$77,686	—
154	Strayer University-New Jersey	Piscataway	—	—	$68,449	702
155	Thomas Edison State University	Trenton	—	—	$85,816	6,707
156	Virginia University of Integrative Medicine - New Jersey	Ridgefield	—	—	—	—
157	Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok	Lakewood	—	76.7%	—	71