Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, New Jersey · Public
All 28 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New Jersey high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr). Another 33 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $9,008 |
| $30k to $48k | $10,708 |
| $48k to $75k | $18,074 |
| $75k to $110k | $22,949 |
| $110k and up | $26,008 |
| All families (average) | $18,173 |
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.
28 of 61 programs could be assessed 46% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $103,534 | +$66,558 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.4 yrs | 121 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $56,894 | +$19,918 | clears the bar | $23,074 | 1.2 yrs | 98 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $68,904 | +$31,928 | clears the bar | $20,750 | 0.6 yrs | 98 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,710 | +$14,734 | clears the bar | $21,370 | 1.5 yrs | 95 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $64,620 | +$27,644 | clears the bar | $40,750 | 1.5 yrs | 73 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $43,047 1-year earnings | +$6,071 | clears the bar | $24,050 | 4.0 yrs | 66 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $58,371 | +$21,395 | clears the bar | $20,750 | 1.0 yrs | 57 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $83,004 | +$46,028 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.5 yrs | 54 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $60,901 | +$23,925 | clears the bar | $32,499 | 1.4 yrs | 45 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $119,811 | +$82,835 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 44 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $96,061 | +$59,085 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 40 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | $82,156 | +$45,180 | clears the bar | $24,820 | 0.5 yrs | 38 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $70,306 | +$33,330 | clears the bar | $22,263 | 0.7 yrs | 37 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $57,820 | +$20,844 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.0 yrs | 29 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $58,005 | +$21,029 | clears the bar | $18,250 | 0.9 yrs | 26 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $82,529 | +$45,553 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 0.5 yrs | 25 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,161 | +$18,185 | clears the bar | $19,992 | 1.1 yrs | 25 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $43,063 | +$6,087 | clears the bar | $22,719 | 3.7 yrs | 25 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $115,174 | +$78,198 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.3 yrs | 24 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $41,659 | +$4,683 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 4.5 yrs | 22 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $86,205 | +$49,229 | clears the bar | $30,750 | 0.6 yrs | 18 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $63,853 | +$26,877 | clears the bar | $21,003 | 0.8 yrs | 16 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $75,195 | +$38,219 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $44,565 | +$7,589 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 2.0 yrs | 8 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $68,806 | +$31,830 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $56,712 | +$19,736 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.3 yrs | 1 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $53,085 | +$16,109 | clears the bar | $22,925 | 1.4 yrs | 0 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $60,757 | +$23,781 | clears the bar | $22,791 | 1.0 yrs | 0 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 72 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 56 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 49 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 44 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 38 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Data Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Natural Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Sustainability Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Music | 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.