New Jersey City University Marketing (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Marketing
- Public university
- Jersey City, NJ
- About 34 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
New Jersey City University marketing graduates earn less than graduates of most marketing programs nationally, $38,728 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $17,910 in federal loans, less than at 92% of marketing programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying marketing degrees in New Jersey.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New Jersey and national columns are the medians across all marketing bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, New Jersey City University graduates earn more than the national figure and about the same as the New Jersey median.
Debt and first-year pay at every New Jersey marketing program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New Jersey medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 78% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $190 a month, or 5.9% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
93% of graduates (41 of 44) were working in New Jersey one year after graduating. Prices in the New York area are about 13% above the national average, so a $38,728 salary here buys what about $34,406 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to marketing, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$88,190Median pay in New Jersey. 22,990 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 82,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Sales Managers
$173,020Median pay in New Jersey. 20,090 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 47,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.
Marketing Managers
$180,040Median pay in New Jersey. 13,510 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 34,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Web and Digital Interface Designers
$95,310Median pay in New Jersey. 2,170 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About New Jersey City University
Marketing ranks 10th of 20 bachelor's programs at New Jersey City University by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($90,730), Fire Science ($54,600), and Finance ($44,160).
Other marketing bachelor's programs near Jersey City
Common questions
The median graduate earns $38,728 one year after graduating and $68,854 five years after. The median across marketing bachelor's programs in New Jersey is $37,781.
The median federal loan balance is $17,910, which ranks the lowest of 9 marketing bachelor's programs in New Jersey. That works out to about $190 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 46% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 53%. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several New Jersey programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
Most do. 93% (41 of 44) were working in New Jersey one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New Jersey comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the marketing program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024