Best ROI Colleges in New Jersey
25 schools ranked by median earnings relative to net price — the schools where the math actually works. Updated from the latest federal filings.
| # | 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 | Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing Englewood Cliffs · private | — | — | $87,408 | 20.0% |
| 5 | New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark · public | $16,504 | 79.9% | $84,276 | 65.1% |
| 6 | Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok Elizabeth · community | $28,599 | 37.7% | $82,560 | 86.2% |
| 7 | Rutgers University-Camden Camden · public | $18,745 | 73.0% | $74,479 | 66.3% |
| 8 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick · public | $24,406 | 84.4% | $74,479 | 58.1% |
| 9 | Rutgers University-Newark Newark · public | $19,703 | 71.0% | $74,479 | 71.4% |
| 10 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro Hasbrouck Heights · private | $24,800 | 74.1% | $73,971 | — |
| 11 | JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools Plainfield · private | $40,644 | — | $73,894 | 58.6% |
| 12 | The College of New Jersey Ewing · public | $27,646 | 86.5% | $73,323 | 62.3% |
| 13 | Seton Hall University South Orange · private | $31,446 | 69.6% | $70,196 | 73.3% |
| 14 | Thomas Edison State University Trenton · public | — | 43.2% | $69,331 | — |
| 15 | Monmouth University West Long Branch · private | $30,988 | 71.6% | $67,991 | 89.0% |
| 16 | Monmouth University - Monmouth Park Corporate Center West Long Branch · private | — | — | $67,991 | — |
| 17 | Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah · public | $18,173 | 70.5% | $67,541 | 70.6% |
| 18 | Jersey College Teterboro · private | $52,558 | 54.5% | $66,087 | 67.6% |
| 19 | Jersey College - Ewing Ewing · private | — | — | $66,087 | — |
| 20 | Best Care College East Orange · private | — | 61.8% | $64,311 | — |
| 21 | Drew University Madison · private | $24,280 | 75.0% | $63,646 | 67.8% |
| 22 | Yeshiva Toras Chaim Lakewood · community | $5,356 | 19.1% | $62,526 | 44.3% |
| 23 | Rider University Lawrenceville · private | $24,792 | 67.7% | $62,208 | 78.6% |
| 24 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University Bloomfield · public | $28,014 | 41.5% | $61,415 | 69.7% |
| 25 | Montclair State University Montclair · public | $15,566 | 70.0% | $61,415 | 87.9% |
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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.