Monmouth University
West Long Branch, New Jersey · Private, nonprofit
Of 36 assessed programs, 34 leave graduates out-earning a typical New Jersey high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 51 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $18,924 |
| $30k to $48k | $19,404 |
| $48k to $75k | $25,331 |
| $75k to $110k | $33,773 |
| $110k and up | $39,015 |
| All families (average) | $30,988 |
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.
36 of 87 programs could be assessed 41% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $78,591 | +$41,615 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 0.6 yrs | 346 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $58,759 | +$21,783 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.1 yrs | 99 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $109,288 | +$72,312 | clears the bar | $27,684 | 0.4 yrs | 99 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $66,697 | +$29,721 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.4 yrs | 96 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $75,353 | +$38,377 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 84 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $136,857 | +$99,881 | clears the bar | $48,669 | 0.5 yrs | 61 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | $63,068 | +$26,092 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.0 yrs | 60 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,159 | +$20,183 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.3 yrs | 60 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $66,828 | +$29,852 | clears the bar | $52,018 | 1.7 yrs | 48 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $66,114 | +$29,138 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 41 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $66,895 | +$29,919 | clears the bar | $66,568 | 2.2 yrs | 40 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $60,220 | +$23,244 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.1 yrs | 39 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $59,147 | +$22,171 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.2 yrs | 36 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $64,438 | +$27,462 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.0 yrs | 34 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $148,617 | +$111,641 | clears the bar | $91,375 | 0.8 yrs | 34 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $67,842 | +$30,866 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 33 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $95,960 | +$58,984 | clears the bar | $26,747 | 0.5 yrs | 29 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $67,853 | +$30,877 | clears the bar | $44,681 | 1.4 yrs | 26 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $55,526 | +$18,550 | clears the bar | $24,625 | 1.3 yrs | 26 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $103,184 | +$66,208 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.4 yrs | 26 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $63,947 | +$26,971 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.0 yrs | 26 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $68,115 | +$31,139 | clears the bar | $27,381 | 0.9 yrs | 25 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $27,907 1-year earnings | -$9,069 | falls short | $27,000 | insufficient data | 25 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $66,895 | +$29,919 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 25 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $68,774 | +$31,798 | clears the bar | $26,829 | 0.8 yrs | 22 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | $52,659 1-year earnings | +$15,683 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $25,004 1-year earnings | -$11,972 | falls short | $27,000 | insufficient data | 17 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | $71,664 | +$34,688 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| English | Master's Degree | $65,238 | +$28,262 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,868 | +$18,892 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 1.3 yrs | 10 |
| History | Master's Degree | $62,596 | +$25,620 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Anthropology | Master's Degree | $40,184 1-year earnings | +$3,208 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $111,422 | +$74,446 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $44,363 | +$7,387 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 3.7 yrs | 4 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $60,663 1-year earnings | +$23,687 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $57,837 | +$20,861 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.2 yrs | insufficient data |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 32 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 31 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Educational Administration | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| School Counseling | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| History and Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Archeology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Social Work | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Gerontology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Criminal Justice | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Data Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Homeland Security | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Homeland Security | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Nursing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 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.