New Jersey City University

Jersey City, New Jersey · Public

Of 35 assessed programs, 34 leave graduates out-earning a typical New Jersey high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 26 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$14,005
$30k to $48k	$15,363
$48k to $75k	$17,587
$75k to $110k	$21,239
$110k and up	$21,596
All families (average)	$16,053

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

35 of 61 programs could be assessed 57% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New Jersey high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$102,386	+$65,410	clears the bar	$12,500	0.2 yrs	222
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,575	+$9,599	clears the bar	$18,500	1.9 yrs	138
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$59,925	+$22,949	clears the bar	$19,750	0.9 yrs	101
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$55,293	+$18,317	clears the bar	$18,500	1.0 yrs	94
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,104	+$23,128	clears the bar	$16,500	0.7 yrs	79
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$66,244	+$29,268	clears the bar	$19,375	0.7 yrs	77
Special Education	Master's Degree	$74,452	+$37,476	clears the bar	$33,271	0.9 yrs	68
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	$63,137	+$26,161	clears the bar	$13,875	0.5 yrs	61
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$75,994	+$39,018	clears the bar	$28,404	0.7 yrs	51
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$71,548	+$34,572	clears the bar	$20,400	0.6 yrs	50
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$65,368	+$28,392	clears the bar	$18,689	0.7 yrs	48
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$67,341	+$30,365	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	43
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$74,822	+$37,846	clears the bar	$34,962	0.9 yrs	43
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,151	+$7,175	clears the bar	$22,550	3.1 yrs	40
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$41,077	+$4,101	clears the bar	$17,974	4.4 yrs	36
English	Bachelor's Degree	$60,574	+$23,598	clears the bar	$23,401	1.0 yrs	35
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$64,068	+$27,092	clears the bar	$60,684	2.2 yrs	34
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$54,983	+$18,007	clears the bar	$15,000	0.8 yrs	29
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$35,729	-$1,247	falls short	$20,000	insufficient data	28
Accounting	Master's Degree	$83,582	+$46,606	clears the bar	$25,465	0.5 yrs	27
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$44,625	+$7,649	clears the bar	$14,750	1.9 yrs	24
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$52,151	+$15,175	clears the bar	$23,000	1.5 yrs	24
Health Sciences	Master's Degree	$86,620	+$49,644	clears the bar	$36,746	0.7 yrs	24
History	Bachelor's Degree	$47,200	+$10,224	clears the bar	$21,410	2.1 yrs	21
Fire Protection	Bachelor's Degree	$69,444	+$32,468	clears the bar	$24,555	0.8 yrs	20
Music	Master's Degree	$82,054	+$45,078	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$71,597	+$34,621	clears the bar	$41,000	1.2 yrs	18
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$69,436	+$32,460	clears the bar	$41,971	1.3 yrs	16
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	$88,249	+$51,273	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Teacher Education (by level)	Doctoral Degree	$103,042	+$66,066	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$50,300	+$13,324	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$89,225	+$52,249	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$43,544	+$6,568	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$58,323	+$21,347	clears the bar	$20,250	0.9 yrs	8
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$55,075	+$18,099	clears the bar	$18,232	1.0 yrs	6
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Film and Photography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	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
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
IT Administration and Management	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, 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.