Which New Jersey marketing program has the lowest debt?

New Jersey City University reports the lowest median federal debt, $17,910, with first-year pay of $38,728.

How much do marketing graduates earn in New Jersey?

The median across 9 New Jersey marketing bachelor's programs is $37,781 in the first year after graduating and $69,202 five years after.

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

9 New Jersey programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 9 of them also report federal debt.

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

9 programs report first-year pay
9 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Marketing

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New Jersey marketing bachelor's program pays its graduates $37,781 in their first year, $6,786 less than the national median. Seton Hall University reports the highest first-year pay ($50,200), and New Jersey City University the lowest median debt ($17,910).

Median first-year pay$37,781National $44,567

Median pay after 5 years$69,202National $64,125

Median federal debt$25,000National $24,250

Debt-to-earnings67%National 53%

All 9 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	Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange · private nonprofit	$50,200	$77,762	$23,250	46%
2	RutgersNew Brunswick · public	$48,645	$77,469	$20,731	43%
3	Rider UniversityLawrenceville · private nonprofit	$44,352	$69,550	$27,000	61%
4	New Jersey City UniversityJersey City · public	$38,728	$68,854	$17,910	46%
5	Kean UniversityUnion · public	$37,781	$68,358	$25,500	67%
6	William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne · public	$37,740	$66,294	$25,500	68%
7	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck · private nonprofit	$33,954	$75,026	$25,000	74%
8	Berkeley College-Woodland ParkWoodland Park · private for-profit	$33,510	$53,366	$44,088	132%
9	Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City · private nonprofit	$18,709	Not reported	$21,250	114%

Debt and first-year pay at every New Jersey marketing 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 9 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

New Jersey City University$17,910
Rutgers$20,731
Saint Peter's University$21,250
Seton Hall University$23,250
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus$25,000

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

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

$88,190

Median pay in New Jersey. 22,990 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 82,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $49,900Top 10%: $145,010

Sales Managers

$173,020

Median pay in New Jersey. 20,090 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 47,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $103,580Top 10%: $308,630

Marketing Managers

$180,040

Median pay in New Jersey. 13,510 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 34,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $126,760Top 10%: $298,870

Web and Digital Interface Designers

$95,310

Median pay in New Jersey. 2,170 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $50,340Top 10%: $173,470

Common questions

Seton Hall University in South Orange reports the highest median first-year pay, $50,200. Its median federal debt is $23,250.

Marketing (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked471 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 marketing 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