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College ROI in New Jersey

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

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30Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario
$61,013Median observed year-5 earnings
$22,408Median annual net price
−40%Median modeled 10-year ROI
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

New Jersey's everyday prices are 8.8% above the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices
108.8
Housing
134.3
Utilities
114.2
U.S. average = 100
TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

30 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Princeton UniversityPrinceton · Private nonprofit+235%2Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken · Private nonprofit+82%3New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark · Public+79%4Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick · Private for-profit+52%5Rutgers University-CamdenCamden · Public+19%6Rutgers University-NewarkNewark · Public+18%7Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick · Public+10%8Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange · Private nonprofit+2%9Felician UniversityLodi · Private nonprofit−7%10The College of New JerseyEwing · Public−11%
TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1Princeton UniversityPrinceton · Private nonprofit18.5×2New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark · Public5.4×3Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City · Private nonprofit4.9×4Kean UniversityUnion · Public4.7×5Rutgers University-CamdenCamden · Public4.0×6Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck · Private nonprofit4.0×7Rutgers University-NewarkNewark · Public3.8×8Montclair State UniversityMontclair · Public3.8×9New Jersey City UniversityJersey City · Public3.6×10Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah · Public3.5×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the New Jersey median among debt-reporting colleges.

1Pennco Tech-BlackwoodBlackwood · Private for-profit$8,331median federal debt72%college completion2Fortis Institute-WayneWayne · Private for-profit$9,500median federal debt72%college completion3Princeton UniversityPrinceton · Private nonprofit$10,320median federal debt98%college completion4Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinIselin · Private for-profit$10,521median federal debt54%college completion5Lincoln Technical Institute-MoorestownMoorestown · Private for-profit$10,521median federal debt54%college completion6Lincoln Technical Institute-MahwahMahwah · Private for-profit$11,730median federal debt79%college completion7Lincoln Technical Institute-UnionUnion · Private for-profit$11,730median federal debt75%college completion8Eastwick College-NutleyNutley · Private for-profit$11,775median federal debt57%college completion9American Institute-CliftonCLIFTON · Private for-profit$11,979median federal debt57%college completion10Universal Technical Institute-BloomfieldBloomfield · Private for-profit$14,267median federal debt67%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.
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157 matching colleges · page 3 of 7

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI
Lincoln Technical Institute-MahwahMahwah · Private for-profit$48,821$28,968$11,730−87%Lincoln Technical Institute-South PlainfieldSouth Plainfield · Private for-profit$48,821$31,575$11,730−88%Salem Community CollegeCarneys Point · Public$47,752$10,816$9,500−88%Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City · Public$46,503$7,307$10,500−93%Passaic County Community CollegePaterson · Public$46,396$7,761$7,536−93%Ocean County CollegeToms River · Public$46,410$11,411$11,150−94%Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland · Public$46,261$10,562$12,000−94%Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell · Public$46,261$12,378$12,000−95%Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic CityWest Atlantic City · Private for-profit$45,787$29,653$17,200−97%Prism Career Institute-Cherry HillCherry Hill · Private for-profit$45,787$30,147$17,200−97%Adult and Continuing Education-BCTSHackensack · Public$45,468$10,588$3,608−98%Berkeley College-Woodland ParkWoodland Park · Private for-profit$45,271$27,100$23,251−99%Essex County CollegeNewark · Public$44,636$4,436Not available−102%Eastern International College-Jersey CityJersey City · Private for-profit$44,485$21,111$24,751−102%Atlantic Cape Community CollegeMays Landing · Public$44,105$8,392$9,500−104%Eastwick College-HackensackHackensack · Private for-profit$42,496$29,885$13,264−108%Pillar CollegeNewark · Private nonprofit$42,951$8,470$21,483−110%Sussex County Community CollegeNewton · Public$42,385$7,859$11,000−112%Eastwick College-NutleyNutley · Private for-profit$41,855$17,206$11,775−113%Hohokus School of Trade and Technical SciencesPaterson · Private for-profit$39,634$22,148$7,600−120%Pennco Tech-BlackwoodBlackwood · Private for-profit$39,303$22,671$8,331−121%Ocean County Vocational-Technical SchoolToms River · Public$39,505$10,828$5,500−125%Lincoln Technical Institute-ParamusParamus · Private for-profit$35,832$41,121$10,521−127%Lincoln Technical Institute-MoorestownMoorestown · Private for-profit$35,832$39,141$10,521−127%Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinIselin · Private for-profit$35,832$37,819$10,521−128%

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to New Jersey, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.