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Highest earning associate's criminal justice programs in New Jersey
New Jersey criminal justice programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesex College | Edison | Public, 2-year | $32,712 | 58 |
| 2 | UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey | Cranford | Public, 2-year | $30,629 | 51 |
| 3 | Brookdale Community College | Lincroft | Public, 2-year | $30,595 | 59 |
| 4 | Berkeley College-Woodland Park | Woodland Park | For-profit, 4-year | $29,460 | 52 |
| 5 | Rowan College of South Jersey | Vineland | Public, 2-year | $28,991 | 45 |
| 6 | Camden County College | Blackwood | Public, 2-year | $27,603 | 35 |
| 7 | County College of Morris | Randolph | Public, 2-year | $23,024 | 37 |
| 8 | Hudson County Community College | Jersey City | Public, 2-year | $20,232 | 44 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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