10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$130,800at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Stockton University
⌖ Galloway, NJ · 34 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$130,800 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
19.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−50%Modeled 10-year ROI
$58,188Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
What the numbers say about Stockton University
What does Stockton University cost?
Stockton University reports an average annual net price of $20,670 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do Stockton University graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $58,188 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Stockton University graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $20,500. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Stockton University worth the same?
No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 34 field-and-credential outcomes at Stockton University; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.
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.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$48,120
$8,000Annual price−$80,120
$16,000Annual price−$112,120
$21,000Current college-wide context−$132,120
$24,000Annual price−$144,120
$32,000Annual price−$176,120
$40,000Annual price−$208,120
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- Rural
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$20,670Average net price / year
$35,139Cost of attendance
$20,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$217/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$58,188Median earnings · year 5 after completion
68.5%Completion rate
88.9%Admission rate
7,537Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
73% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
830 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
60% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$52,205Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$57,956Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$61,877Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income51%
Middle income65%
Higher income73%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
INDEPENDENT CENSUS EARNINGS VIEW
How earnings develop by field
Privacy-protected Census employment records follow graduate cohorts one, five and ten years after completion. This source is kept separate from College Scorecard because its population and methodology differ.
Field and credentialYear 1Year 5Year 10
Accounting and Related Services.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 52
$62,715Year 1
$102,715Year 5
$116,440Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Doctoral, research/scholarship · Broad federal field 51
$98,621Year 1
$105,239Year 5
$108,321Year 10
Computer Programming.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 11
$54,857Year 1
$80,493Year 5
$108,135Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 51
$67,664Year 1
$89,947Year 5
$107,735Year 10
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 13
$75,273Year 1
$91,841Year 5
$102,457Year 10
Accounting and Computer Science.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 30
$76,015Year 1
$85,242Year 5
$97,992Year 10
Astronomy and Astrophysics.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 40
$46,663Year 1
$70,625Year 5
$90,933Year 10
Applied Mathematics.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 27
$50,676Year 1
$73,442Year 5
$88,374Year 10
Median annual earnings in 2023 dollars. Each time point may use a different pooled graduation cohort. Coverage is limited to institutions participating in the Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes program.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$37,285Year 1
$58,872Year 4
$58,188Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$97,7392Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$90,8243Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$88,0324Physics · Bachelor's Degree$86,8495Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$81,4786Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree$79,3107Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology · Bachelor's Degree$69,2528Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Master's Degree$69,073Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · $56,838 reported+20%vs same-degree national median$39,000federal debt2Social WorkBachelor's Degree · $59,102 reported+14%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt3Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree · $81,478 reported+14%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4PhysicsBachelor's Degree · $86,849 reported+13%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree · $67,282 reported+12%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · $97,739 reported+10%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt
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Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
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- Annual net price
- $18,745
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,765
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -46%
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- Annual net price
- $22,408
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,303
- Modeled 10-year ROI
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- Annual net price
- $16,053
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,697
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -48%
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- Annual net price
- $15,566
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,895
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -43%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $97,739 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $90,824 | Not available | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral Degree | $88,032 | Not available | 29 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $86,849 | Not available | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $81,478 | Not available | Not reported |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $79,310 | $19,578 | Not reported |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $69,252 | $24,125 | Not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $69,073 | Not available | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $67,282 | Not available | Not reported |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $65,667 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $64,242 | $25,984 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $64,060 | $22,500 | Not reported |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $63,582 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $63,295 | $22,500 | Not reported |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $63,291 | Not available | Not reported |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $59,871 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,472 | Not available | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $59,151 | $21,770 | Not reported |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $59,102 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $58,319 | $23,281 | Not reported |
| Criminology | Master's Degree | $57,437 | Not available | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $56,838 | $39,000 | Not reported |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,408 | $23,406 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $54,628 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $54,022 | $21,675 | Not reported |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Bachelor's Degree | $53,796 | $20,197 | Not reported |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $53,745 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $52,809 | $25,750 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,947 | $24,500 | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,820 | $21,500 | Not reported |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,201 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,981 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $41,137 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $40,199 | $25,000 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.