Best Earnings After Graduation in New Jersey
25 schools ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrollment from College Scorecard. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University Princeton · private | $6,128 | 98.0% | $110,066 | 4.6% |
| 2 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken · private | $41,346 | 87.5% | $108,772 | 47.6% |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-New Jersey North Brunswick · private | $37,984 | 69.8% | $92,405 | 100.0% |
| 4 | New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark · public | $16,504 | 79.9% | $84,276 | 65.1% |
| 5 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick · public | $24,406 | 84.4% | $74,479 | 58.1% |
| 6 | The College of New Jersey Ewing · public | $27,646 | 86.5% | $73,323 | 62.3% |
| 7 | Seton Hall University South Orange · private | $31,446 | 69.6% | $70,196 | 73.3% |
| 8 | Monmouth University West Long Branch · private | $30,988 | 71.6% | $67,991 | 89.0% |
| 9 | Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah · public | $18,173 | 70.5% | $67,541 | 70.6% |
| 10 | Jersey College Teterboro · private | $52,558 | 54.5% | $66,087 | 67.6% |
| 11 | Drew University Madison · private | $24,280 | 75.0% | $63,646 | 67.8% |
| 12 | Yeshiva Toras Chaim Lakewood · community | $5,356 | 19.1% | $62,526 | 44.3% |
| 13 | Rider University Lawrenceville · private | $24,792 | 67.7% | $62,208 | 78.6% |
| 14 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University Bloomfield · public | $28,014 | 41.5% | $61,415 | 69.7% |
| 15 | Montclair State University Montclair · public | $15,566 | 70.0% | $61,415 | 87.9% |
| 16 | Rowan University Glassboro · public | $22,408 | 72.0% | $59,988 | 77.7% |
| 17 | Saint Peter's University Jersey City · private | $12,199 | 58.7% | $57,815 | 90.3% |
| 18 | William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne · public | $18,745 | 60.7% | $57,780 | 90.1% |
| 19 | Felician University Lodi · private | $40,045 | 60.0% | $57,602 | — |
| 20 | Stockton University Galloway · public | $20,670 | 76.4% | $57,602 | 88.9% |
| 21 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck · private | $15,404 | 56.0% | $57,273 | 90.7% |
| 22 | Kean University Union · public | $12,447 | 60.2% | $57,237 | 75.9% |
| 23 | Caldwell University Caldwell · private | $24,691 | 63.1% | $53,843 | 71.3% |
| 24 | Centenary University Hackettstown · private | $20,503 | 62.7% | $53,726 | 83.1% |
| 25 | Georgian Court University Lakewood · private | $19,285 | 69.5% | $53,096 | 78.8% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.