Federal data
Highest earning associate's liberal arts programs in New Jersey
New Jersey liberal arts 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 | Thomas Edison State University | Trenton | Public, 4-year | $50,524 | 32 |
| 2 | Rowan College at Burlington County | Mount Laurel | Public, 2-year | $28,376 | 265 |
| 3 | Camden County College | Blackwood | Public, 2-year | $27,655 | 132 |
| 4 | Mercer County Community College | West Windsor | Public, 2-year | $27,586 | 37 |
| 5 | Middlesex College | Edison | Public, 2-year | $26,693 | 173 |
| 6 | Rowan College of South Jersey | Vineland | Public, 2-year | $26,187 | 148 |
| 7 | UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey | Cranford | Public, 2-year | $25,989 | 241 |
| 8 | Ocean County College | Toms River | Public, 2-year | $25,647 | 368 |
| 9 | Hudson County Community College | Jersey City | Public, 2-year | $25,541 | 190 |
| 10 | Passaic County Community College | Paterson | Public, 2-year | $25,017 | 82 |
| 11 | Atlantic Cape Community College | Mays Landing | Public, 2-year | $24,197 | 95 |
| 12 | Bergen Community College | Paramus | Public, 2-year | $23,966 | 619 |
| 13 | Fairleigh Dickinson University | Teaneck | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $23,867 | 32 |
| 14 | Sussex County Community College | Newton | Public, 2-year | $22,293 | 43 |
| 15 | Warren County Community College | Washington | Public, 2-year | $22,140 | 58 |
| 16 | Raritan Valley Community College | Branchburg | Public, 2-year | $21,336 | 51 |
| 17 | County College of Morris | Randolph | Public, 2-year | $21,318 | 61 |
| 18 | Brookdale Community College | Lincroft | Public, 2-year | $20,077 | 69 |
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.