William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne, 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 126 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

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

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.

35 of 161 programs could be assessed 22% 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	$101,328	+$64,352	clears the bar	$21,793	0.3 yrs	275
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$72,293 1-year earnings	+$35,317	clears the bar	$21,066	0.6 yrs	206
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,985	+$12,009	clears the bar	$22,093	1.8 yrs	170
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$53,589	+$16,613	clears the bar	$23,638	1.4 yrs	135
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$58,108	+$21,132	clears the bar	$23,000	1.1 yrs	124
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$75,411	+$38,435	clears the bar	$26,449	0.7 yrs	96
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$55,592	+$18,616	clears the bar	$25,000	1.3 yrs	95
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$66,745	+$29,769	clears the bar	$22,250	0.7 yrs	83
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$76,282	+$39,306	clears the bar	$25,500	0.6 yrs	68
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$74,359	+$37,383	clears the bar	$27,245	0.7 yrs	68
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,607	+$17,631	clears the bar	$20,750	1.2 yrs	68
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$70,356	+$33,380	clears the bar	$19,786	0.6 yrs	67
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$61,156	+$24,180	clears the bar	$23,000	1.0 yrs	64
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$71,026	+$34,050	clears the bar	$23,329	0.7 yrs	62
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$54,093 1-year earnings	+$17,117	clears the bar	$20,750	1.2 yrs	61
Nursing	Master's Degree	$137,010	+$100,034	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
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	54
English	Bachelor's Degree	$42,632	+$5,656	clears the bar	$24,750	4.4 yrs	53
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$39,553	+$2,577	clears the bar	$24,256	9.4 yrs	53
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,253	+$16,277	clears the bar	$25,000	1.5 yrs	51
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$46,711	+$9,735	clears the bar	$24,500	2.5 yrs	40
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$72,447	+$35,471	clears the bar	$40,758	1.1 yrs	40
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$51,502	+$14,526	clears the bar	$25,000	1.7 yrs	39
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$56,584	+$19,608	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Special Education	Master's Degree	$71,699	+$34,723	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,108	+$26,132	clears the bar	$16,941	0.6 yrs	28
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$63,203	+$26,227	clears the bar	$20,834	0.8 yrs	23
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$48,101	+$11,125	clears the bar	$22,875	2.1 yrs	20
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$40,613 1-year earnings	+$3,637	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$74,275	+$37,299	clears the bar	$49,500	1.3 yrs	14
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$30,326 1-year earnings	-$6,650	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$49,470	+$12,494	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$71,340	+$34,364	clears the bar	$24,020	0.7 yrs	8
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$70,705	+$33,729	clears the bar	$22,500	0.7 yrs	7
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$20,306	insufficient data	31
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Teacher Education (by subject)	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
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Counseling Psychology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	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	6
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Materials Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Master'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
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
Behavioral Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Philosophy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Psychology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Community Organization and Advocacy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Urban Studies/Affairs	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	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
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	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
Management Science	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Natural Resources and Conservation	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Area Studies	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Communications and Media	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Relations and Advertising	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Non-Professional Legal Studies	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English	First Professional 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
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biotechnology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mathematics	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Computer Interaction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Kinesiology and Physical Education	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Philosophy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Chemistry	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geology and Earth Science	First Professional Degree	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
Community Organization and Advocacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Work	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Anthropology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Economics	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geography and Cartography	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Political Science	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Sociology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Fine Arts	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Music	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Sciences	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional 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.