Colleges Whose Graduates Earn the Most in New Jersey
Ranked by median earnings 10 years after entry (82 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | Median earnings 10 years after entry | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ · Private nonprofit | $110,066 | $6,128 | $110,066 |
| 2 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ · Private nonprofit | $108,772 | $41,346 | $108,772 |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-New Jersey North Brunswick, NJ · Private for-profit | $92,405 | $37,984 | $92,405 |
| 4 | New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ · Public | $84,276 | $16,504 | $84,276 |
| 5 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · Public | $74,479 | $24,406 | $74,479 |
| 6 | Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ · Public | $74,479 | $19,703 | $74,479 |
| 7 | Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ · Public | $74,479 | $18,745 | $74,479 |
| 8 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro Hasbrouck Heights, NJ · Private for-profit | $73,971 | $24,800 | $73,971 |
| 9 | The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ · Public | $73,323 | $27,646 | $73,323 |
| 10 | Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ · Private nonprofit | $70,196 | $31,446 | $70,196 |
| 11 | Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ · Public | $69,331 | — | $69,331 |
| 12 | Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ · Private nonprofit | $67,991 | $30,988 | $67,991 |
| 13 | Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ · Public | $67,541 | $18,173 | $67,541 |
| 14 | Jersey College Teterboro, NJ · Private for-profit | $66,087 | $52,558 | $66,087 |
| 15 | Drew University Madison, NJ · Private nonprofit | $63,646 | $24,280 | $63,646 |
| 16 | Yeshiva Toras Chaim Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit | $62,526 | $5,356 | $62,526 |
| 17 | Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ · Private nonprofit | $62,208 | $24,792 | $62,208 |
| 18 | Montclair State University Montclair, NJ · Public | $61,415 | $15,566 | $61,415 |
| 19 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University Bloomfield, NJ · Public | $61,415 | $28,014 | $61,415 |
| 20 | Rowan University Glassboro, NJ · Public | $59,988 | $22,408 | $59,988 |
| 21 | Saint Peter's University Jersey City, NJ · Private nonprofit | $57,815 | $12,199 | $57,815 |
| 22 | William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ · Public | $57,780 | $18,745 | $57,780 |
| 23 | Stockton University Galloway, NJ · Public | $57,602 | $20,670 | $57,602 |
| 24 | Felician University Lodi, NJ · Private nonprofit | $57,602 | $40,045 | $57,602 |
| 25 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ · Private nonprofit | $57,273 | $22,829 | $57,273 |
| 26 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ · Private nonprofit | $57,273 | $15,404 | $57,273 |
| 27 | Kean University Union, NJ · Public | $57,237 | $12,447 | $57,237 |
| 28 | Caldwell University Caldwell, NJ · Private nonprofit | $53,843 | $24,691 | $53,843 |
| 29 | Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ · Private nonprofit | $53,726 | $20,503 | $53,726 |
| 30 | Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit | $53,096 | $19,285 | $53,096 |
| 31 | Saint Elizabeth University Morristown, NJ · Private nonprofit | $53,038 | $23,125 | $53,038 |
| 32 | New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ · Public | $52,745 | $16,053 | $52,745 |
| 33 | Eastwick College-Ramsey Ramsey, NJ · Private for-profit | $51,725 | $27,074 | $51,725 |
| 34 | Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield Bloomfield, NJ · Private for-profit | $51,222 | $28,042 | $51,222 |
| 35 | County College of Morris Randolph, NJ · Public | $50,243 | $8,895 | $50,243 |
| 36 | Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ · Public | $48,145 | $6,778 | $48,145 |
| 37 | Beth Medrash Govoha Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit | $47,544 | — | $47,544 |
| 38 | Ocean County Vocational-Technical School Toms River, NJ · Public | $47,122 | $10,828 | $47,122 |
| 39 | Middlesex College Edison, NJ · Public | $46,861 | $2,288 | $46,861 |
| 40 | Bergen Community College Paramus, NJ · Public | $46,624 | $10,345 | $46,624 |
| 41 | Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield South Plainfield, NJ · Private for-profit | $46,396 | $31,575 | $46,396 |
| 42 | Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah Mahwah, NJ · Private for-profit | $46,396 | $28,968 | $46,396 |
| 43 | Lincoln Technical Institute-Union Union, NJ · Private for-profit | $46,396 | $27,311 | $46,396 |
| 44 | Pillar College Newark, NJ · Private nonprofit | $45,577 | $8,470 | $45,577 |
| 45 | Ocean County College Toms River, NJ · Public | $45,210 | $11,411 | $45,210 |
| 46 | Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel, NJ · Public | $44,745 | $5,344 | $44,745 |
| 47 | Sussex County Community College Newton, NJ · Public | $44,664 | $7,859 | $44,664 |
| 48 | Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ · Public | $44,379 | $11,231 | $44,379 |
| 49 | Warren County Community College Washington, NJ · Public | $43,359 | $5,726 | $43,359 |
| 50 | Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ · Public | $43,264 | $5,279 | $43,264 |
| 51 | Eastwick College-Nutley Nutley, NJ · Private for-profit | $42,827 | $17,206 | $42,827 |
| 52 | Pennco Tech-Blackwood Blackwood, NJ · Private for-profit | $42,013 | $22,671 | $42,013 |
| 53 | Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell, NJ · Public | $41,751 | $12,378 | $41,751 |
| 54 | Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus Vineland, NJ · Public | $41,751 | $10,562 | $41,751 |
| 55 | UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey Cranford, NJ · Public | $41,595 | $8,257 | $41,595 |
| 56 | Camden County College Blackwood, NJ · Public | $41,212 | $5,996 | $41,212 |
| 57 | American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education Piscataway, NJ · Private for-profit | $40,407 | — | $40,407 |
| 58 | Berkeley College-Woodland Park Woodland Park, NJ · Private for-profit | $40,251 | $27,100 | $40,251 |
| 59 | Strayer University-New Jersey Piscataway, NJ · Private for-profit | $40,092 | — | $40,092 |
| 60 | Eastwick College-Hackensack Hackensack, NJ · Private for-profit | $39,762 | $29,885 | $39,762 |
| 61 | Salem Community College Carneys Point, NJ · Public | $38,020 | $10,816 | $38,020 |
| 62 | Essex County College Newark, NJ · Public | $37,230 | $4,436 | $37,230 |
| 63 | Passaic County Community College Paterson, NJ · Public | $36,972 | $7,761 | $36,972 |
| 64 | Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville Lawrenceville, NJ · Private for-profit | $36,920 | $22,336 | $36,920 |
| 65 | Fortis Institute-Wayne Wayne, NJ · Private for-profit | $36,920 | $24,009 | $36,920 |
| 66 | Eastern International College-Jersey City Jersey City, NJ · Private for-profit | $35,008 | $21,111 | $35,008 |
| 67 | Hudson County Community College Jersey City, NJ · Public | $34,333 | $7,307 | $34,333 |
| 68 | Atlantic Cape Community College Mays Landing, NJ · Public | $34,241 | $8,392 | $34,241 |
| 69 | Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City West Atlantic City, NJ · Private for-profit | $32,473 | $29,653 | $32,473 |
| 70 | Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill Cherry Hill, NJ · Private for-profit | $32,473 | $30,147 | $32,473 |
| 71 | Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin Iselin, NJ · Private for-profit | $31,914 | $37,819 | $31,914 |
| 72 | Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus Paramus, NJ · Private for-profit | $31,914 | $41,121 | $31,914 |
| 73 | Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown Moorestown, NJ · Private for-profit | $31,914 | $39,141 | $31,914 |
| 74 | Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness Voorhees, NJ · Private for-profit | $29,601 | $17,818 | $29,601 |
| 75 | American Institute-Cherry Hill Cherry Hill, NJ · Private for-profit | $28,710 | $21,458 | $28,710 |
| 76 | American Institute-Somerset Somerset, NJ · Private for-profit | $28,710 | $20,464 | $28,710 |
| 77 | American Institute-Clifton CLIFTON, NJ · Private for-profit | $28,710 | $20,371 | $28,710 |
| 78 | American Institute-Toms River Toms River, NJ · Private for-profit | $28,710 | $19,781 | $28,710 |
| 79 | Parisian Beauty School Hackensack, NJ · Private for-profit | $27,767 | $32,141 | $27,767 |
| 80 | National Career Institute East Orange, NJ · Private for-profit | $26,415 | $25,261 | $26,415 |
| 81 | Total Image Beauty Academy Union City, NJ · Private for-profit | $18,720 | $12,830 | $18,720 |
| 82 | Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York West New York, NJ · Private for-profit | $18,123 | $21,953 | $18,123 |