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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.

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×

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CollegeEarningsNet price10-year ROINet payoff

McvsdFreehold · Public$37,312$23,555−128%−$351,100 Fortis Institute-WayneWayne · Private for-profit$34,915$24,009−137%−$376,886 Fortis Institute-LawrencevilleLawrenceville · Private for-profit$34,915$22,336−137%−$370,194 Union County Vocational Technical SchoolScotch Plains · Public$36,830$7,361−139%−$291,144 Healthcare Training InstituteUnion · Private for-profit$35,669$10,594−142%−$315,686 ASI Career InstituteTurnersville · Private for-profit$35,577$10,716−142%−$317,094 American Institute-Cherry HillCherry Hill · Private for-profit$30,884$21,458−153%−$406,992 Innovate Salon AcademySouth Plainfield · Private for-profit$26,205$42,607−154%−$538,378 American Institute-SomersetSomerset · Private for-profit$30,884$20,464−154%−$403,016 American Institute-CliftonCLIFTON · Private for-profit$30,884$20,371−154%−$402,644 American Institute-Toms RiverToms River · Private for-profit$30,884$19,781−154%−$400,284 Parisian Beauty SchoolHackensack · Private for-profit$27,823$32,141−156%−$480,334 Artistic Academy of Hair DesignMorris Plains · Private for-profit$30,444$19,085−157%−$401,900 Center for the Healing ArtsVoorhees · Private for-profit$30,017$13,364−164%−$383,286 Innovate Salon AcademyBrick Township · Private for-profit$26,205$26,744−165%−$474,926 Innovate Salon AcademyEwing · Private for-profit$26,205$23,670−168%−$462,630 Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and WellnessVoorhees · Private for-profit$26,447$17,818−174%−$436,802 National Career InstituteEast Orange · Private for-profit$23,468$25,261−177%−$496,364 Empire Beauty School-UnionUnion · Private for-profit$23,009$17,620−188%−$470,390 Empire Beauty School-BloomfieldBloomfield · Private for-profit$23,009$17,191−188%−$468,674 Shore Beauty SchoolEgg Harbor Township · Private for-profit$21,933$19,725−189%−$489,570 P B Cosmetology Education CenterGloucester · Private for-profit$22,356$16,188−193%−$471,192 Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New YorkWest New York · Private for-profit$19,824$21,953−194%−$519,572 Empire Beauty School-Cherry HillCherry Hill · Private for-profit$20,571$19,137−195%−$500,838 Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North PlainfieldNorth Plainfield · Private for-profit$20,564$12,027−207%−$472,468

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution located in New Jersey, including historical records marked as not currently operating. “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.