10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$26,736at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
⌖ New Brunswick, NJ · 128 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$26,736 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
9.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
+10%Modeled 10-year ROI
$75,436Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$24,406Average net price / year
$36,993Cost of attendance
$75,436Median earnings · year 5 after completion
83.6%Completion rate
58.1%Admission rate
37,751Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$52,303Year 1
$77,933Year 4
$75,436Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Master's Degree$174,1922Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Doctoral Degree$161,4303Dentistry · First Professional Degree$159,6604Biology, General · Doctoral Degree$157,2865Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$155,5356Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Doctoral Degree$143,4807Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$137,7288Statistics · Master's Degree$127,279Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NJ
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Newark, NJ
Rutgers University-Newark
- Annual net price
- $19,703
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $75,436
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +18%
Rutgers University-Camden
- Annual net price
- $18,745
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $75,436
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +19%
The College of New Jersey
- Annual net price
- $27,646
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $70,958
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -11%
Rowan University
- Annual net price
- $22,408
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,303
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -40%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | Master's Degree | $174,192 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $161,430 | Not available |
| Dentistry | First Professional Degree | $159,660 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Doctoral Degree | $157,286 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $155,535 | Not available |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | Doctoral Degree | $143,480 | Not available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $137,728 | Not available |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | $127,279 | Not available |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $126,906 | $21,500 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Master's Degree | $125,457 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $125,303 | $21,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $122,331 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Master's Degree | $121,183 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $108,638 | Not available |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Master's Degree | $108,578 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $108,296 | $23,679 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $106,813 | Not available |
| Law | Doctoral Degree | $106,575 | Not available |
| Social Work | Doctoral Degree | $105,646 | Not available |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's Degree | $104,397 | Not available |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $100,729 | $25,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $100,695 | $22,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $99,155 | $28,000 |
| Ceramic Sciences and Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $98,046 | $23,375 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $96,288 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $95,935 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Doctoral Degree | $95,771 | Not available |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,598 | $26,674 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,561 | $23,250 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,382 | $26,925 |
| Engineering Science | Bachelor's Degree | $91,309 | $24,250 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $90,232 | Not available |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $89,850 | $25,989 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $89,111 | Not available |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $89,098 | $22,425 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $89,087 | $22,770 |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $87,757 | $25,000 |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | $87,600 | $26,686 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's Degree | $87,588 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $87,557 | $26,291 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $87,399 | $30,875 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $86,120 | $24,965 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral Degree | $86,084 | Not available |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $85,904 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Master's Degree | $84,839 | Not available |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $84,376 | $29,682 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $83,606 | $23,250 |
| Genetics | Bachelor's Degree | $83,484 | $26,217 |
| Public Health | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $82,996 | $24,000 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $81,845 | $23,000 |
| Food Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $80,979 | $27,000 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | $80,721 | $24,028 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $80,700 | $25,000 |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | $80,622 | Not available |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $79,510 | $24,250 |
| Psychology, General | Master's Degree | $79,478 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's Degree | $77,323 | Not available |
| Information Science/Studies | Master's Degree | $76,249 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Master's Degree | $75,983 | Not available |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $75,850 | $25,750 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $75,713 | Not available |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $75,372 | Not available |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $74,996 | Not available |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $74,870 | Not available |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $74,865 | $26,500 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $74,813 | $20,731 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $74,633 | $26,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $74,122 | $23,000 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $73,245 | $23,250 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $71,844 | $26,000 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $70,106 | $24,830 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $70,021 | $24,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $69,709 | $25,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $69,291 | Not available |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Bachelor's Degree | $68,786 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Master's Degree | $68,463 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $68,306 | $24,161 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $68,108 | $26,664 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $67,805 | $25,706 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $67,544 | $26,974 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $67,099 | $27,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $66,728 | Not available |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $66,519 | $22,000 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $66,438 | Not available |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's Degree | $66,086 | Not available |
| Landscape Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $65,863 | $27,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $65,081 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $64,968 | Not available |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's Degree | $64,520 | Not available |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $64,441 | $25,250 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $63,765 | $24,188 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $63,679 | $23,250 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $62,670 | $26,000 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $61,901 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $61,817 | $22,431 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $60,883 | $24,249 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $59,921 | $39,646 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,913 | Not available |
| Education, General | Bachelor's Degree | $59,775 | Not available |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | $59,261 | $27,000 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $58,891 | $25,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $58,664 | Not available |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $58,245 | $25,973 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $57,313 | $27,000 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $56,979 | Not available |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $56,797 | $25,000 |
| History | Master's Degree | $56,792 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $56,479 | $25,000 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,468 | $26,750 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $56,008 | $26,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,337 | $25,125 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,197 | $24,405 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $55,164 | $26,900 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $54,657 | $21,728 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $54,509 | $25,169 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $52,450 | $25,975 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Bachelor's Degree | $52,242 | $25,275 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | $51,736 | $26,879 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $51,581 | $26,250 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $50,738 | $18,250 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,553 | $27,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $47,306 | Not available |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $42,712 | $23,000 |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $17,881 |
| Agricultural Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,018 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,000 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.