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# New Jersey City University Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at New Jersey City University?

Four years after completion, earnings vary sharply by field at New Jersey City University. Nursing is both the largest program and the highest-earning, with 222 degrees awarded and a median of $102,386.

Its median is 1.15x times the national median for the field. Other large programs sit at more moderate levels.

Psychology awards 138 degrees and reports median earnings of $46,575, placing it #243 nationally in its field. Business Administration and Management follows with 101 degrees awarded and a median of $59,925.

Criminal Justice is the university's best-ranked program, at #93 nationally and #7 in New Jersey. It awards 94 degrees and its median earnings of $55,293 match the national benchmark for the field.

### Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

-   Business**257 · 21.4%**
-   Health professions**246 · 20.4%**
-   Homeland security**175 · 14.5%**
-   Psychology**138 · 11.5%**
-   Biological sciences**79 · 6.6%**
-   Other**308 · 25.6%**

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26 of 26 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 222 degrees awarded**
$102,386

**Finance and Financial Management Services 50 degrees awarded**
$71,548

**Fire Protection 20 degrees awarded**
$69,444

**Accounting and Related Services 77 degrees awarded**
$66,244

**Computer and Information Sciences, General 48 degrees awarded**
$65,368

**Homeland Security 61 degrees awarded**
$63,137

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 222 | $102,386 | #53 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 50 | $71,548 | #143 |
| Fire Protection | 20 | $69,444 | #5 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 77 | $66,244 | #202 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 48 | $65,368 | #194 |
| Homeland Security | 61 | $63,137 | #3 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 35 | $60,574 | #41 |
| Biology, General | 79 | $60,104 | #144 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 101 | $59,925 | #263 |
| Mathematics small degree count | 8 | $58,323 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 94 | $55,293 | #93 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 6 | $55,075 | — |
| Marketing | 29 | $54,983 | #193 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 24 | $52,151 | #61 |
| History | 21 | $47,200 | #218 |
| Psychology, General | 138 | $46,575 | #243 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 24 | $44,625 | #235 |
| Sociology | 40 | $44,151 | #223 |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 14 | $43,544 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 36 | $41,077 | #135 |
| Music | 28 | $35,729 | #136 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dance small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |

[Program data and definitions](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at New Jersey City University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
222

**Psychology, General**
138

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
101

**Criminal Justice and Corrections**
94

**Biology, General**
79

**Accounting and Related Services**
77

**Homeland Security**
61

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
50

**Computer and Information Sciences, General**
48

**Sociology**
40

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do New Jersey City University majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Homeland Security**#3**
2.  Fire Protection**#5**
3.  English Language and Literature, General**#41**
4.  Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size**#53**
5.  Criminal Justice and Corrections Included by program size**#93**
6.  Finance and Financial Management Services Included by program size**#143**
7.  Biology, General Included by program size**#144**
8.  Accounting and Related Services Included by program size**#202**
9.  Psychology, General Included by program size**#243**
10.  Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size**#263**

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

The bachelor's degree mix at New Jersey City University clusters in three fields: Business at 21.4%, Health Professions at 20.4%, and Security & Protective Services at 14.5%. Azimuth publishes four-year earnings for 21 bachelor's programs, and 18 hold a national rank.

Earnings and debt differ by program, and [Azimuth's ranking](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)s weigh four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. Homeland Security ranks #3 nationally and #1 in New Jersey, with graduates earning $63,137 four years after completion.

Fire Protection ranks #5 nationally and #1 in New Jersey, with earnings of $69,444 at the same horizon. The awards figure for each program counts degrees awarded in one academic year.

Program earnings cover federally aided completers. Nursing awards the most degrees, at 222, and its graduates earn $102,386 four years after completion.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).