William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, New Jersey · Public
Graduate earnings
26of 27 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical New Jersey high-school graduate (about $36,976 a year). 1 falls short.
27 of 47 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 20: 19 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 114 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$18,745 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$18,745 a year
About $74,980 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $16,171 |
| $30k to $48k | $18,287 |
| $48k to $75k | $18,505 |
| $75k to $110k | $22,862 |
| $110k and up | $24,917 |
| All families (average) | $18,745 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical New Jersey high-school graduate ($36,976 a year).
35 of 161 programs could be assessed 22% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $101,328 | +$64,352 | clears the bar | $21,793 | 0.3 yrs | 419 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $72,2931-year earnings | +$35,317 | above HS line (1-yr) | $21,066 | 0.6 yrs | 310 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,985 | +$12,009 | clears the bar | $22,093 | 1.8 yrs | 179 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $137,010 | +$100,034 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 140 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $58,108 | +$21,132 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 1.1 yrs | 123 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $75,411 | +$38,435 | above HS line | $26,449 | 0.7 yrs | 116 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $53,589 | +$16,613 | clears the bar | $23,638 | 1.4 yrs | 101 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $55,592 | +$18,616 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.3 yrs | 80 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $76,282 | +$39,306 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 0.6 yrs | 78 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $74,359 | +$37,383 | above HS line | $27,245 | 0.7 yrs | 78 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $70,356 | +$33,380 | clears the bar | $19,786 | 0.6 yrs | 66 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $66,745 | +$29,769 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 0.7 yrs | 65 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $39,553 | +$2,577 | clears the bar | $24,256 | 9.4 yrs | 59 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $54,0931-year earnings | +$17,117 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $20,750 | 1.2 yrs | 56 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,607 | +$17,631 | clears the bar | $20,750 | 1.2 yrs | 56 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $44,298 | +$7,322 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 3.3 yrs | 56 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $71,745 | +$34,769 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 0.6 yrs | 55 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $71,026 | +$34,050 | clears the bar | $23,329 | 0.7 yrs | 51 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $71,699 | +$34,723 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 49 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,253 | +$16,277 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.5 yrs | 47 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $61,156 | +$24,180 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 1.0 yrs | 43 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $46,711 | +$9,735 | clears the bar | $24,500 | 2.5 yrs | 40 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $42,632 | +$5,656 | clears the bar | $24,750 | 4.4 yrs | 35 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $56,584 | +$19,608 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | $51,502 | +$14,526 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.7 yrs | 29 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $72,447 | +$35,471 | above HS line | $40,758 | 1.1 yrs | 25 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $63,108 | +$26,132 | clears the bar | $16,941 | 0.6 yrs | 23 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $74,275 | +$37,299 | above HS line | $49,500 | 1.3 yrs | 21 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $63,203 | +$26,227 | clears the bar | $20,834 | 0.8 yrs | 15 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $70,705 | +$33,729 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.7 yrs | 11 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $49,470 | +$12,494 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $40,6131-year earnings | +$3,637 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $71,340 | +$34,364 | clears the bar | $24,020 | 0.7 yrs | 10 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $48,101 | +$11,125 | clears the bar | $22,875 | 2.1 yrs | 10 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $30,3261-year earnings | -$6,650 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $20,306 | not assessed | 29 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Biotechnology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Materials Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Biology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Area Studies | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communications and Media | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biology | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biotechnology | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mathematics | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Computer Interaction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Philosophy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Philosophy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Chemistry | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geology and Earth Science | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Criminal Justice | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Work | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Anthropology | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Economics | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Economics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Political Science | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Sociology | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Fine Arts | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Music | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Music | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Sciences | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communication Disorders | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| International Business | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Science | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Marketing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Marketing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| History | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| History | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Every program, including those without a verdict: download all 161 (CSV).
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,976 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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