Graduates of Rowan University earn median 4-year earnings of $62,686, placing Rowan University in the 62.8 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $6,276 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 31.7 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Rowan University #934 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Psychology, General reports 432 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $51,878, ranked #121 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 310 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $73,631, ranked #105 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 307 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $64,921, ranked #69 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 259 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $56,226, ranked #66 nationally in its major.
Graduates of Rowan University earn median 4-year earnings of $62,686, placing Rowan University in the 62.8 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $6,276 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 31.7 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Rowan University #934 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Psychology, General reports 432 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $51,878, ranked #121 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 310 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $73,631, ranked #105 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 307 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $64,921, ranked #69 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 259 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $56,226, ranked #66 nationally in its major.
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Lower quartile, 10-year field
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Graduates of Rowan University earn median 4-year earnings of $62,686, placing Rowan University in the 62.8 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $6,276 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 31.7 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Rowan University #934 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Psychology, General reports 432 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $51,878, ranked #121 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 310 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $73,631, ranked #105 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 307 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $64,921, ranked #69 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 259 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $56,226, ranked #66 nationally in its major.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Rowan University's program mix is anchored in Business, which accounts for 16% of degree output, followed by Engineering at 8% and Education at 8%. That applied-professional concentration shapes the institution's earnings profile: the largest programs by cohort size tend to sit in fields with direct workforce entry points rather than grad-school-dependent pathways. Psychology, General is the largest program with 432 graduates, followed by Business Administration (310 graduates), Biology, General (307 graduates), Criminal Justice (259 graduates), and Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (190 graduates). Business Administration combines strong enrollment scale with solid earnings, making it a key driver of Rowan University's overall financial outcomes. On the earnings side, Artificial Intelligence leads with median earnings of $86,475 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #107 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Accounting follows at $76,524 with a cohort of 125 graduates, and Azimuth ranks it #148 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The Finance program graduates 153 students and earns $75,697, while Azimuth ranks the program #140 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Several of Rowan University's strongest programs are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly — particularly in business, engineering, and health fields where four-year earnings reflect actual labor-market outcomes. Programs in biology and psychology are more likely grad-school-dependent, where four-year earnings undercount the lifetime trajectory of graduates who continue to medical or graduate study. Across 57 programs serving roughly 4,223 students annually, 41 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, and the concentration in applied-professional fields helps explain why the institution's earnings outcomes skew toward direct workforce entry. The provides additional context for how these program families align with national labor-market demand.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Rowan University earn median 4-year earnings of $62,686, placing Rowan University in the 62.8 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $6,276 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 31.7 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Rowan University #934 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Psychology, General reports 432 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $51,878, ranked #121 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 310 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $73,631, ranked #105 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 307 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $64,921, ranked #69 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 259 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $56,226, ranked #66 nationally in its major.
