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Top Business Schools in New Jersey
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Our rankings named Princeton University the best school in New Jersey for business students working on their degree.
During the early years of their career, Princeton graduates make an average of $58,198 annually.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our list.
Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $696 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, Stevens graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $78,765 during the early year of their career.
The excellent programs at The College of New Jersey helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business schools in New Jersey.
On average, students take out $22,132 in loans while pursuing their degree. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $327 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. During the early years of their career, TCNJ graduates make an average of $48,225 annually.
The excellent programs at Rutgers University - Newark helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business schools in New Jersey.
Degree recipients from Rutgers Newark accumulate an average of $24,382 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $262, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from Rutgers Newark, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $45,097 during the early years of their career.
Out of the 40 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 5 spot on the list.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,135 in student loans. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $259. During the early years of their career, Rutgers New Brunswick graduates make an average of $51,056 annually.
Seton Hall University landed the #6 spot in the rankings for the best business programs.
Degree recipients from Seton Hall accumulate an average of $22,193 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $521, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from Seton Hall, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $54,624 during the early years of their career.
With a ranking of #7, Rutgers University - Camden did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working.
On average, students take out $24,092 in loans while pursuing their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $249.After graduating from Rutgers Camden, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $47,992 during the early years of their career.
With a ranking of #8, Rider University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working.
On average, students take out $25,127 in loans while pursuing their degree. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $521 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, Rider graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $43,094 during the early year of their career.
Centenary University ranked #9 on this year’s list.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,323 in student loans. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $213.After graduating from Centenary, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $41,315 during the early years of their career.
Ramapo College of New Jersey ranked #10 on this year’s list.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,964 in student loans. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $376 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, Ramapo College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $42,404 during the early year of their career.
With a ranking of #11, Middlesex County College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working.
Degree recipients from Middlesex County College accumulate an average of $12,313 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. During the early years of their career, Middlesex County College graduates make an average of $35,545 annually.
Essex County College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Degree recipients from Essex accumulate an average of $11,116 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.After graduating from Essex, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $32,750 during the early years of their career.
Thomas Edison State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students. It came in at #13 on the list.
On average, students take out $18,852 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from TESU, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $58,555 during the early years of their career.
County College of Morris did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students. It came in at #14 on the list.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,920 in student loans. During the early years of their career, County College of Morris graduates make an average of $36,453 annually.
Montclair State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,767 in student loans. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $253, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. During the early years of their career, Montclair State graduates make an average of $40,886 annually.
With a ranking of #16, New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working.
On average, students take out $24,600 in loans while pursuing their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $215, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from NJIT, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $64,531 during the early years of their career.
Rowan University ranked #17 on this year’s list.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,830 in student loans. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $279 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from Rowan, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $45,169 during the early years of their career.
DeVry University - New Jersey landed the #18 spot in the rankings for the best business programs.
On average, students take out $40,733 in loans while pursuing their degree. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $163 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from DeVry University - New Jersey, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $47,217 during the early years of their career.
Monmouth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students. It came in at #19 on the list.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,982 in student loans. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $665 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, Monmouth graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $46,267 during the early year of their career.
Stockton University landed the #20 spot in the rankings for the best business programs.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,498 in student loans. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $265.After graduating from Stockton State, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $39,517 during the early years of their career.
Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus ranked #21 on this year’s list.
On average, students take out $16,338 in loans while pursuing their degree. During the early years of their career, RCSJ graduates make an average of $33,252 annually.
Union County College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Degree recipients from Union County College accumulate an average of $16,094 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. During the early years of their career, Union County College graduates make an average of $40,152 annually.
Berkeley College - Woodland Park came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $28,316 in student loans. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $127, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. During the early years of their career, Berkeley College - Woodland Park graduates make an average of $34,988 annually.
With a ranking of #24, Brookdale Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working.
On average, students take out $15,009 in loans while pursuing their degree. During the early years of their career, Brookdale Community College graduates make an average of $40,016 annually.
Kean University ranked #25 on this year’s list.
On average, students take out $27,358 in loans while pursuing their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $236. During the early years of their career, Kean graduates make an average of $45,194 annually.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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