Which New Jersey human resources program has the lowest debt?

Rowan University reports the lowest median federal debt, $22,850, with first-year pay of $47,983.

How much do human resources graduates earn in New Jersey?

The median across 5 New Jersey human resources bachelor's programs is $49,441 in the first year after graduating and $77,217 five years after.

How many human resources bachelor's programs are in New Jersey?

5 New Jersey programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

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

5 programs report first-year pay
5 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Human Resources Management and Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New Jersey human resources bachelor's program pays its graduates $49,441 in their first year, $942 less than the national median. Thomas Edison State University reports the highest first-year pay ($53,382), and Rowan University the lowest median debt ($22,850).

Median first-year pay$49,441National $50,383

Median pay after 5 years$77,217National $65,232

Median federal debt$25,625National $26,442

Debt-to-earnings48%National 53%

All 5 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	$53,382	$85,616	$25,625	48%
2	Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange · private nonprofit	$52,285	$77,217	$23,032	44%
3	RutgersNew Brunswick · public	$49,441	$80,550	$25,750	52%
4	Rowan UniversityGlassboro · public	$47,983	$70,626	$22,850	48%
5	Rider UniversityLawrenceville · private nonprofit	$40,941	$73,065	$27,000	66%

Debt and first-year pay at every New Jersey human resources 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 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

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

Human Resources Specialists

$80,690

Median pay in New Jersey. 21,690 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 73,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $56,420Top 10%: $132,770

Training and Development Specialists

$77,020

Median pay in New Jersey. 9,210 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 11% from 2025 to 2035, with about 46,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $36,570Top 10%: $133,700

Compliance Officers

$100,000

Median pay in New Jersey. 13,310 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $58,860Top 10%: $158,540

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

$77,910

Median pay in New Jersey. 8,190 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 27,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $57,850Top 10%: $108,500

Common questions

Thomas Edison State University in Trenton reports the highest median first-year pay, $53,382. Its median federal debt is $25,625.

Human Resources (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked151 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 human resources 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