Which New Jersey history program has the lowest debt?

Rutgers reports the lowest median federal debt, $21,728, with first-year pay of $33,763.

How much do history graduates earn in New Jersey?

The median across 11 New Jersey history bachelor's programs is $34,934 in the first year after graduating and $55,308 five years after.

How many history bachelor's programs are in New Jersey?

11 New Jersey programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 10 of them also report federal debt.

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

11 programs report first-year pay
10 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in History

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New Jersey history bachelor's program pays its graduates $34,934 in their first year, $3,224 more than the national median. Monmouth University reports the highest first-year pay ($48,482), and Rutgers the lowest median debt ($21,728).

Median first-year pay$34,934National $31,710

Median pay after 5 years$55,308National $50,314

Median federal debt$25,500National $23,973

Debt-to-earnings72%National 73%

All 11 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	Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch · private nonprofit	$48,482	$54,449	$27,000	56%
2	Rider UniversityLawrenceville · private nonprofit	$46,393	$55,702	$27,000	58%
3	Princeton UniversityPrinceton · private nonprofit	$45,363	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
4	New Jersey City UniversityJersey City · public	$40,919	$54,387	$25,629	63%
5	Rowan UniversityGlassboro · public	$35,150	$52,084	$25,500	73%
6	Kean UniversityUnion · public	$34,934	$55,308	$26,000	74%
7	RutgersNew Brunswick · public	$33,763	$58,981	$21,728	64%
8	Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah · public	$33,145	$57,644	$24,000	72%
9	Montclair StateMontclair · public	$31,607	$59,040	$25,500	81%
10	Stockton UniversityGalloway · public	$28,897	$51,856	$27,000	93%
11	TCNJEwing · public	$26,218	$59,014	$25,000	95%

Princeton University reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay. 3 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every New Jersey history 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 10 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Monmouth University$48,482
Rider University$46,393
Princeton University$45,363
New Jersey City University$40,919
Rowan University$35,150

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 history, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

$82,200

Median pay in New Jersey. 38,140 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 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $63,040Top 10%: $108,230

Natural Sciences Managers

$207,030

Median pay in New Jersey. 10,040 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $136,840Top 10%: $317,420

Tour and Travel Guides

$36,640

Median pay in New Jersey. 390 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $32,220Top 10%: $80,800

Museum Technicians and Conservators

$43,780

Median pay in New Jersey. 110 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $32,220Top 10%: $76,770

Common questions

Monmouth University in West Long Branch reports the highest median first-year pay, $48,482. Its median federal debt is $27,000.

History (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked370 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 history 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