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New Jersey Institute of Technology Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at New Jersey Institute of Technology?

New Jersey Institute of Technology awards bachelor's degrees across 15 fields with published four-year earnings, and Azimuth ranks 14 of them nationally within their fields. The highest-ranked program is Engineering Technologies/Technicians, which holds an Azimuth national rank of #2 and the top state rank of #1 in New Jersey, with 195 degrees awarded and a median of $86,360 four years after completion.

Information Science/Studies follows with an Azimuth national rank of #9 and 60 degrees awarded, and a median of $103,918. Architectural Sciences and Technology, with 68 degrees awarded and an Azimuth national rank of #11, reports a median of $69,456.

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.

  • Engineering754 · 40.6%
  • Computer science530 · 28.6%
  • Engineering technologies203 · 10.9%
  • Biological sciences97 · 5.2%
  • Business94 · 5.1%
  • Other177 · 9.5%

26 of 26 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Information Science/Studies 60 degrees awarded
$103,918
Industrial Engineering 34 degrees awarded
$101,547
Computer Engineering 45 degrees awarded
$99,880
Computer and Information Sciences, General 458 degrees awarded
$97,926
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 91 degrees awarded
$97,718
Chemical Engineering 71 degrees awarded
$97,371

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

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Information Science/Studies60$103,918#9
Industrial Engineering34$101,547#28
Computer Engineering45$99,880#87
Computer and Information Sciences, General458$97,926#29
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering91$97,718#82
Chemical Engineering71$97,371#59
Mathematics small degree count16$94,840—
Mechanical Engineering225$89,827#98
Biomedical/Medical Engineering93$88,396#56
Civil Engineering195$87,389#36
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General195$86,360#2
Business Administration, Management and Operations94$75,805#127
Architectural Sciences and Technology68$69,456#11
Design and Applied Arts21$66,488#38
Biology, General89$65,807#82
Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Graphic Communications small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Computer Science small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Legal Professions and Studies, Other small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Science, Technology and Society small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Physics small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Security Science and Technology small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count6Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Computer and Information Sciences, General
458
Mechanical Engineering
225
Civil Engineering
195
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
195
Business Administration, Management and Operations
94
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
93
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
91
Biology, General
89
Chemical Engineering
71
Architectural Sciences and Technology
68

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do New Jersey Institute of Technology majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General#2
  2. Information Science/Studies#9
  3. Architectural Sciences and Technology#11
  4. Industrial Engineering#28
  5. Computer and Information Sciences, General#29
  6. Civil Engineering#36
  7. Design and Applied Arts#38
  8. Biomedical/Medical Engineering Included by program size#56
  9. Mechanical Engineering Included by program size#98
  10. Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#127

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

Further analysis

At New Jersey Institute of Technology, the degree mix is overwhelmingly technical. Engineering accounts for 40.6% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Computer & Information Sciences at 28.6% and Engineering Technologies at 10.9%.

Across all fields, 80.8% of degrees awarded are in STEM. The university has 15 programs with published earnings data, and 14 carry an Azimuth national rank.

The largest program is Computer and Information Sciences, with 458 degrees awarded and median earnings of $97,926 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks it #29 nationally and #2 in New Jersey.

The highest-earning program is Information Science/Studies, at $103,918 from 60 degrees a year.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, 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.