Kean University
Union, New Jersey · Public
Of 45 assessed programs, 43 leave graduates out-earning a typical New Jersey high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 50 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $7,374 |
| $30k to $48k | $7,859 |
| $48k to $75k | $12,136 |
| $75k to $110k | $20,146 |
| $110k and up | $20,110 |
| All families (average) | $12,447 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
45 of 95 programs could be assessed 47% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,052 | +$14,076 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.5 yrs | 359 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $65,332 | +$28,356 | clears the bar | $24,990 | 0.9 yrs | 281 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $61,291 | +$24,315 | clears the bar | $24,650 | 1.0 yrs | 218 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $58,644 | +$21,668 | clears the bar | $24,213 | 1.1 yrs | 155 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $54,277 | +$17,301 | clears the bar | $21,469 | 1.2 yrs | 128 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $58,885 | +$21,909 | clears the bar | $25,713 | 1.2 yrs | 116 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $72,446 | +$35,470 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.7 yrs | 104 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $76,045 | +$39,069 | clears the bar | $47,464 | 1.2 yrs | 103 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $56,666 | +$19,690 | clears the bar | $24,004 | 1.2 yrs | 92 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $68,271 | +$31,295 | clears the bar | $59,073 | 1.9 yrs | 86 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $61,602 | +$24,626 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.9 yrs | 82 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $65,415 | +$28,439 | clears the bar | $21,774 | 0.8 yrs | 70 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Bachelor's Degree | $72,483 | +$35,507 | clears the bar | $25,240 | 0.7 yrs | 63 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $54,749 | +$17,773 | clears the bar | $26,984 | 1.5 yrs | 63 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $91,546 | +$54,570 | clears the bar | $23,651 | 0.4 yrs | 59 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | $60,023 | +$23,047 | clears the bar | $37,244 | 1.6 yrs | 57 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,122 | +$14,146 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 1.7 yrs | 54 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $66,931 | +$29,955 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.4 yrs | 52 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $71,124 | +$34,148 | clears the bar | $37,996 | 1.1 yrs | 51 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $60,236 | +$23,260 | clears the bar | $22,158 | 1.0 yrs | 51 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $72,414 | +$35,438 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.2 yrs | 50 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $61,158 | +$24,182 | clears the bar | $25,479 | 1.1 yrs | 42 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $96,821 | +$59,845 | clears the bar | $18,009 | 0.3 yrs | 41 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $63,156 | +$26,180 | clears the bar | $24,500 | 0.9 yrs | 37 |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $72,277 | +$35,301 | clears the bar | $21,886 | 0.6 yrs | 37 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $69,959 | +$32,983 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 33 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $59,082 | +$22,106 | clears the bar | $26,088 | 1.2 yrs | 33 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $77,737 | +$40,761 | clears the bar | $47,700 | 1.2 yrs | 30 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $88,022 | +$51,046 | clears the bar | $31,757 | 0.6 yrs | 26 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $36,498 | -$478 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 25 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $79,493 | +$42,517 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $64,878 | +$27,902 | clears the bar | $25,772 | 0.9 yrs | 23 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $40,213 | +$3,237 | clears the bar | $26,022 | 8.0 yrs | 22 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $62,769 1-year earnings | +$25,793 | clears the bar | $37,593 | 1.5 yrs | 22 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $32,107 | -$4,869 | falls short | $25,836 | insufficient data | 20 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $50,645 1-year earnings | +$13,669 | clears the bar | $26,139 | 1.9 yrs | 18 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $58,100 | +$21,124 | clears the bar | $26,307 | 1.2 yrs | 17 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $50,854 | +$13,878 | clears the bar | $29,451 | 2.1 yrs | 15 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $59,531 | +$22,555 | clears the bar | $25,375 | 1.1 yrs | 13 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | $54,232 | +$17,256 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.6 yrs | 12 |
| Psychology, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $47,179 | +$10,203 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $68,465 | +$31,489 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $40,805 | +$3,829 | clears the bar | $18,250 | 4.8 yrs | 8 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $66,368 | +$29,392 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $111,326 | +$74,350 | clears the bar | $71,750 | 1.0 yrs | insufficient data |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 50 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 43 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $27,000 | insufficient data | 33 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 29 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Biotechnology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| School Counseling | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Holocaust and Related Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Holocaust and Related Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Criminal Justice | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.