The earnings scenarios show a wide spread: from $44,048 on the downside to $94,017 on the upside. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.
At the higher end, Nursing graduates earn $102,386 four years after completion, from 222 degrees awarded. Finance follows at $71,548, and Fire Protection at $69,444. The largest program, Nursing, also sits near the top of the earnings range.
Graduates of New Jersey City University earn about $12,461 more than the model expects for similar students. That puts the gap at the 88th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, a stronger showing than the raw earnings figure alone would suggest.
The median earnings four years after completion is $60,965, drawn from an earnings cohort of 1,959 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. That is $3,664 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Earnings scenarios, estimated from the university's program mix, range from a downside of $44,048 to an upside of $94,017, with a typical scenario of $60,965. An estimated 28.7% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Graduates of New Jersey City University who are federally aided, working and not enrolled earn a median of $60,965 four years after completion, at the 54th percentile. That median is $3,664 above the $57,301 median recorded for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth ranks New Jersey City University #607 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $12,461 more than the model expects for similar students.
That outcome falls at the 88th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $4,472.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $7,989 overall. Within the measured factors, the STEM component itself adds $1,911.
The bachelor's program mix covers health professions, business, security and protective services, and also psychology and biology. Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, run from $44,048 on the low end to $94,017 on the high end.
An estimated 28.7% of graduates continue to graduate study, an estimate derived from the program mix.
For New Jersey City University, the lowest income band has the smallest average net price. The published cost of attendance is $28,255 (an average across living arrangements), and aid covers about 43% of that for the average aid recipient.
After grants and scholarships, the lowest income band averages $14,005, while the highest band averages $21,596—a spread of $7,591 between the two ends. Borrowers who finish leave with a median of $18,500 in federal student loans, which is $2,729 below the $21,229 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $210 a month if repaid over ten years. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $13,884 in Parent PLUS loans.
Graduates earn about $12,461 more than the model expects for similar students. A low net price for the lowest income band and above-expected earnings point the same way.
The spread in net price means families at the higher end of the income scale pay considerably more.