Colleges in New Jersey whose graduates clear the bar most often

Ranked by the share of each school's programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test).

#	College	Programs clearing the bar	Median earnings	Programs measured
1	Stevens Institute of Technology	100%	$112,047	23
2	New Jersey Institute of Technology	100%	$97,718	27
3	Thomas Edison State University	100%	$78,651	21
4	Saint Elizabeth University	100%	$74,892	10
5	Seton Hall University	100%	$74,093	52
6	Rutgers University-Camden	100%	$73,684	50
7	Felician University	100%	$70,813	10
8	DeVry University-New Jersey	100%	$68,934	11
9	Caldwell University	100%	$65,165	12
10	Saint Peter's University	100%	$65,144	22
11	Georgian Court University	100%	$64,769	14
12	Strayer University-New Jersey	100%	$63,879	16
13	Ramapo College of New Jersey	100%	$62,377	28
14	Bloomfield College of Montclair State University	100%	$60,984	17
15	Stockton University	100%	$59,312	34
16	Montclair State University	100%	$59,247	61
17	Brookdale Community College	100%	$49,260	18
18	UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey	100%	$48,887	13
19	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	99%	$75,372	137
20	Rutgers University-Newark	98%	$68,463	57
21	Rowan University	98%	$64,921	63
22	The College of New Jersey	97%	$68,437	36
23	Rider University	97%	$64,356	38
24	New Jersey City University	97%	$64,068	35
25	William Paterson University of New Jersey	97%	$61,156	35

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Ranked on one stated metric, the share of a school's programs that clear the benchmark. Schools need at least 10 programs with reported earnings to appear. Note that specialised graduate institutions (medical and health-science centres, for example) often rank at the top because their programs are almost all high-earning; the 'programs measured' column and each school's page give the context.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10). Earnings are median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing, and describe past graduates rather than a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.