Which Saint Peter's University major has the lowest debt?

Communications graduates leave with a median of $18,661 in federal loans, the lowest among 11 Saint Peter's University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Saint Peter's University cost?

Tuition and fees are $42,552 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,199 a year.

How many Saint Peter's University programs report graduate pay?

11 bachelor's programs at Saint Peter's University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Saint Peter's University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Jersey City, NJ
2,135 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

11 Saint Peter's University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($88,259), and Marketing the least ($18,709). The median program pays $28,911.

Tuition and fees$42,552Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$12,199Per year

Graduation rate58%Within 6 years

Admission rate90%Of applicants

All 11 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New Jersey" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across New Jersey. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New Jersey
1	NursingAbout 50 graduates a year	$88,259	$101,499	$24,457	13th of 19
2	Teacher EducationAbout 31 graduates a year	$42,046	Not reported	$26,627	9th of 9
3	AccountingAbout 35 graduates a year	$40,562	$82,895	$21,500	14th of 15
4	BiologyAbout 45 graduates a year	$33,779	$69,610	$18,800	9th of 19
5	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 46 graduates a year	$32,169	Not reported	$19,500	14th of 14
6	CommunicationsAbout 11 graduates a year	$28,911	$50,792	$18,661	8th of 15
7	Criminal JusticeAbout 39 graduates a year	$28,558	$51,211	$23,500	13th of 15
8	Business AdministrationAbout 59 graduates a year	$27,543	$61,790	$19,000	22nd of 22
9	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 19 graduates a year	$19,735	Not reported	$25,051	6th of 6
10	PsychologyAbout 60 graduates a year	$18,775	$51,613	$25,500	19th of 19
11	MarketingAbout 11 graduates a year	$18,709	Not reported	$21,250	9th of 9

Program names link to the program's own page, and New Jersey ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 60 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 59 graduates a year
NursingAbout 50 graduates a year
Computer and Information ScienceAbout 46 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 45 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $88,259 in their first year, the most of 11 Saint Peter's University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
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 rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels