Which New Jersey business administration program has the lowest debt?

Essex County College reports the lowest median federal debt, $6,625, with first-year pay of $32,638.

How much do business administration graduates earn in New Jersey?

The median across 13 New Jersey business administration associate's programs is $33,090 in the first year after graduating and $51,434 five years after.

How many business administration associate's programs are in New Jersey?

13 New Jersey programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 12 of them also report federal debt.

Business Administration (Associate's) Programs in New Jersey, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

13 programs report first-year pay
12 also report federal debt
Associate's in Business Administration, Management and Operations

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New Jersey business administration associate's program pays its graduates $33,090 in their first year, $1,525 less than the national median. Thomas Edison State University reports the highest first-year pay ($45,973), and Essex County College the lowest median debt ($6,625).

Median first-year pay$33,090National $34,615

Median pay after 5 years$51,434National $44,516

Median federal debt$9,794National $13,418

Debt-to-earnings33%National 38%

All 13 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton · public	$45,973	Not reported	$14,909	32%
2	Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City · public	$34,810	Not reported	$8,000	23%
3	Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor · public	$33,785	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
4	Camden County CollegeBlackwood · public	$33,780	$57,386	$8,208	24%
5	Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell · public	$33,605	$49,637	$11,460	34%
6	Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft · public	$33,473	$54,277	$10,000	30%
7	Middlesex CollegeEdison · public	$33,090	$55,138	$8,585	26%
8	Essex County CollegeNewark · public	$32,638	$52,619	$6,625	20%
9	Ocean County CollegeToms River · public	$29,330	$40,940	$11,000	38%
10	Berkeley College-Woodland ParkWoodland Park · private for-profit	$29,110	$44,734	$21,047	72%
11	Sussex County Community CollegeNewton · public	$27,166	$50,249	$11,000	40%
12	Atlantic Cape Community CollegeMays Landing · public	$27,155	$33,964	$8,975	33%
13	County College of MorrisRandolph · public	$25,607	$56,910	$9,587	37%

Mercer County Community College reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every New Jersey business administration 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 the 12 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Thomas Edison State University$45,973
Hudson County Community College$34,810
Mercer County Community College$33,785
Camden County College$33,780
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus$33,605

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to business administration, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

General and Operations Managers

$173,690

Median pay in New Jersey. 53,000 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 285,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $77,350Top 10%: $372,770

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$76,640

Median pay in New Jersey. 55,210 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 127,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $49,620Top 10%: $116,440

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$57,320

Median pay in New Jersey. 31,160 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 113,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $39,200Top 10%: $82,750

Project Management Specialists

$122,980

Median pay in New Jersey. 28,300 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 76,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $74,410Top 10%: $190,600

Common questions

Thomas Edison State University in Trenton reports the highest median first-year pay, $45,973. Its median federal debt is $14,909.

Business Administration (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked337 programs by pay and debt Business Administration (Bachelor's) programs in New Jersey, ranked22 programs by pay and debt

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.
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.
Medians are across the business administration associate's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024