Which New Jersey computer and information science program has the lowest debt?

New Jersey City University reports the lowest median federal debt, $19,500, with first-year pay of $41,876.

How much do computer and information science graduates earn in New Jersey?

The median across 14 New Jersey computer and information science bachelor's programs is $58,084 in the first year after graduating and $89,204 five years after.

Computer and Information Science (Bachelor's) Programs in New Jersey, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many computer and information science bachelor's programs are in New Jersey?

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

14 programs report first-year pay
13 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Computer and Information Sciences, General

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New Jersey computer and information science bachelor's program pays its graduates $58,084 in their first year, $2,604 less than the national median. TCNJ reports the highest first-year pay ($84,539), and New Jersey City University the lowest median debt ($19,500).

Median first-year pay$58,084National $60,688

Median pay after 5 years$89,204National $87,830

Median federal debt$24,250National $24,750

Debt-to-earnings47%National 40%

All 14 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	TCNJEwing · public	$84,539	$105,889	$24,125	29%
2	RutgersNew Brunswick · public	$80,448	$131,153	$21,500	27%
3	Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange · private nonprofit	$73,706	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
4	Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah · public	$69,363	Not reported	$25,000	36%
5	NJITNewark · public	$68,183	$103,126	$21,500	32%
6	Rowan UniversityGlassboro · public	$67,278	$90,367	$24,250	36%
7	Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch · private nonprofit	$60,300	$88,775	$27,000	45%
8	Kean UniversityUnion · public	$55,867	$79,757	$26,243	47%
9	Montclair StateMontclair · public	$46,739	$89,204	$23,501	50%
10	William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne · public	$42,552	$93,901	$26,750	63%
11	New Jersey City UniversityJersey City · public	$41,876	$74,174	$19,500	47%
12	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck · private nonprofit	$41,788	$68,293	$25,000	60%
13	Rider UniversityLawrenceville · private nonprofit	$41,421	$64,197	$25,720	62%
14	Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City · private nonprofit	$32,169	Not reported	$19,500	61%

Seton Hall University reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every New Jersey computer and information science 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 13 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

TCNJ$84,539
Rutgers$80,448
Seton Hall University$73,706
Ramapo College of New Jersey$69,363
NJIT$68,183

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 computer and information science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Software Developers

$135,940

Median pay in New Jersey. 51,570 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $84,880Top 10%: $207,200

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$203,460

Median pay in New Jersey. 34,470 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 16% from 2025 to 2035, with about 53,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $137,070Top 10%: $294,110

Computer Systems Analysts

$122,890

Median pay in New Jersey. 16,520 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $73,520Top 10%: $176,430

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

$116,420

Median pay in New Jersey. 9,280 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $73,990Top 10%: $166,690

Common questions

TCNJ in Ewing reports the highest median first-year pay, $84,539. Its median federal debt is $24,125.

Computer and Information Science (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked402 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 computer and information science bachelor'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