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Highest earning business administration programs in New Jersey
New Jersey business administration 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 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $70,694 | 93 |
| 2 | Thomas Edison State University | Trenton | Public, 4-year | $69,147 | 126 |
| 3 | Rutgers University | Camden | Public, 4-year | $58,896 | 928 |
| 4 | The College of New Jersey | Ewing | Public, 4-year | $56,286 | 424 |
| 5 | DeVry University | Iselin | For-profit, 4-year | $55,102 | 2,236 |
| 6 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark | Public, 4-year | $52,174 | 79 |
| 7 | Rider University | Lawrenceville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $50,838 | 98 |
| 8 | Centenary University | Hackettstown | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $49,381 | 138 |
| 9 | Monmouth University | West Long Branch | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $47,179 | 409 |
| 10 | Rowan University | Glassboro | Public, 4-year | $46,439 | 404 |
| 11 | Kean University | Union | Public, 4-year | $45,782 | 283 |
| 12 | Ramapo College of New Jersey | Mahwah | Public, 4-year | $45,197 | 228 |
| 13 | Stockton University | Galloway | Public, 4-year | $43,533 | 375 |
| 14 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | Bloomfield | Public, 4-year | $42,336 | 940 |
| 15 | Montclair State University | Montclair | Public, 4-year | $42,336 | 940 |
| 16 | New Jersey City University | Jersey City | Public, 4-year | $41,812 | 117 |
| 17 | Berkeley College-Woodland Park | Woodland Park | For-profit, 4-year | $40,550 | 162 |
| 18 | Drew University | Madison | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $40,242 | 42 |
| 19 | Felician University | Lodi | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $39,902 | 42 |
| 20 | Fairleigh Dickinson University | Teaneck | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $39,442 | 88 |
| 21 | Georgian Court University | Lakewood | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $35,963 | 37 |
| 22 | Caldwell University | Caldwell | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $31,248 | 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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