Graduates of Kean University earn median 4-year earnings of $59,472, placing Kean University in the 44.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $329 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 59.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Kean University #824 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Psychology, General reports 359 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $51,052, ranked #144 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 281 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $65,332, ranked #189 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 218 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $61,291, ranked #116 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 155 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $58,644, ranked #51 nationally in its major.
Graduates of Kean University earn median 4-year earnings of $59,472, placing Kean University in the 44.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $329 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 59.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Kean University #824 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Psychology, General reports 359 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $51,052, ranked #144 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 281 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $65,332, ranked #189 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 218 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $61,291, ranked #116 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 155 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $58,644, ranked #51 nationally in its major.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
Financial justification for the investment.
Graduates of Kean University earn median 4-year earnings of $59,472, placing Kean University in the 44.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $329 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 59.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Kean University #824 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Psychology, General reports 359 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $51,052, ranked #144 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 281 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $65,332, ranked #189 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 218 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $61,291, ranked #116 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 155 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $58,644, ranked #51 nationally in its major.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Kean University's program mix is anchored in Business, which accounts for 23% of degree output, followed by Education at 8% and Arts at 6%. That applied-professional concentration shapes the institution's earnings profile: the largest programs skew toward fields with direct workforce entry points rather than grad-school-dependent pathways. Psychology, General is the largest program with 359 graduates, followed by Business Administration (281 graduates), Biology, General (218 graduates), Criminal Justice (155 graduates), and Communication and Media Studies (128 graduates). Business Administration combines strong enrollment scale with solid earnings, making it the program that contributes most to Kean University's aggregate return. Among the highest-earning programs, Accounting leads with median earnings of $72,446 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #138 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Finance follows with median earnings of $65,415, and Azimuth ranks it #166 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The Business Administration program graduates 281 students and earns $65,332, while Digital Marketing earns $61,602 — both reflecting the applied-business and health-services strengths in Kean University's portfolio. Programs like Accounting are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly and four-year earnings reflect actual labor-market outcomes. Biology, General, by contrast, is more likely a grad-school-dependent pathway where four-year earnings undercount the lifetime trajectory of graduates who continue to clinical or advanced study. Across 37 programs serving roughly 2,424 students annually, 28 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold — a breadth that gives students meaningful choice across applied fields while keeping the institution's overall earnings signature grounded in business and health-adjacent disciplines. The provides additional context for how these program families align with national labor-market demand. ```
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Kean University earn median 4-year earnings of $59,472, placing Kean University in the 44.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $329 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 59.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Kean University #824 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Psychology, General reports 359 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $51,052, ranked #144 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 281 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $65,332, ranked #189 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 218 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $61,291, ranked #116 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 155 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $58,644, ranked #51 nationally in its major.
