Highest ROI College Degrees in New Jersey

Top 20 college + major combinations in New Jersey ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

#	College	Major	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost
1	Rutgers University-New Brunswick Grad rate: 84.7%	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.	+$2,829,892	$190,541	$35,232	Full ROI →
2	Princeton University Grad rate: 97.3%	Computer Engineering.	+$2,471,980	$181,687	$80,440	Full ROI →
3	Stevens Institute of Technology Grad rate: 88.9%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$1,620,122	$130,651	$76,449	Full ROI →
4	Rutgers University-Newark Grad rate: 66.9%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$1,603,822	$125,566	$33,749	Full ROI →
5	Rutgers University-Camden Grad rate: 65.7%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$1,603,696	$125,566	$33,812	Full ROI →
6	Rutgers University-New Brunswick Grad rate: 84.7%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$1,600,856	$125,566	$35,232	Full ROI →
7	Rutgers University-Newark Grad rate: 66.9%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,517,344	$124,617	$33,749	Full ROI →
8	Rutgers University-Camden Grad rate: 65.7%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,517,092	$124,617	$33,812	Full ROI →
9	Rutgers University-New Brunswick Grad rate: 84.7%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,511,412	$124,617	$35,232	Full ROI →
10	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Grad rate: 57.3%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,487,678	$121,163	$47,791	Full ROI →
11	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Grad rate: 67.6%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,477,580	$121,163	$52,840	Full ROI →
12	Rutgers University-New Brunswick Grad rate: 84.7%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$1,463,796	$118,713	$35,232	Full ROI →
13	Rutgers University-New Brunswick Grad rate: 84.7%	Dentistry.	+$1,449,276	$117,987	$35,232	Full ROI →
14	Rutgers University-Camden Grad rate: 65.7%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,394,896	$115,126	$33,812	Full ROI →
15	Rutgers University-New Brunswick Grad rate: 84.7%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,392,056	$115,126	$35,232	Full ROI →
16	Thomas Edison State University	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,329,240	$108,462	N/A	Full ROI →
17	Rutgers University-New Brunswick Grad rate: 84.7%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,302,352	$114,164	$35,232	Full ROI →
18	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Grad rate: 57.3%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,293,658	$111,462	$47,791	Full ROI →
19	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Grad rate: 67.6%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,283,560	$111,462	$52,840	Full ROI →
20	Ramapo College of New Jersey Grad rate: 70.7%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$1,268,108	$108,423	$30,176	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.