Which New Jersey mathematics program has the lowest debt?

New Jersey City University reports the lowest median federal debt, $20,250, with first-year pay of $30,605.

How much do mathematics graduates earn in New Jersey?

The median across 11 New Jersey mathematics bachelor's programs is $50,762 in the first year after graduating and $66,559 five years after.

How many mathematics 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.

Mathematics (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 Mathematics

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New Jersey mathematics bachelor's program pays its graduates $50,762 in their first year, $2,037 more than the national median. NJIT reports the highest first-year pay ($65,725), and New Jersey City University the lowest median debt ($20,250).

Median first-year pay$50,762National $48,725

Median pay after 5 years$66,559National $69,322

Median federal debt$24,997National $21,500

Debt-to-earnings50%National 44%

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	NJITNewark · public	$65,725	$91,649	$26,190	40%
2	RutgersNew Brunswick · public	$54,953	$97,521	$23,000	42%
3	Stockton UniversityGalloway · public	$53,915	$66,331	$25,984	48%
4	Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch · private nonprofit	$51,980	$73,949	$26,994	52%
5	Montclair StateMontclair · public	$50,810	$60,997	$22,125	44%
6	TCNJEwing · public	$50,762	$77,172	$26,000	51%
7	Rowan UniversityGlassboro · public	$50,698	$62,698	$20,898	41%
8	Rider UniversityLawrenceville · private nonprofit	$50,478	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
9	William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne · public	$42,187	$70,526	$24,010	57%
10	Kean UniversityUnion · public	$40,235	$63,214	$27,000	67%
11	New Jersey City UniversityJersey City · public	$30,605	$54,338	$20,250	66%

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

Debt and first-year pay at every New Jersey mathematics 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

Lowest median debt

New Jersey City University$20,250
Rowan University$20,898
Montclair State$22,125
Rutgers$23,000
William Paterson University of New Jersey$24,010

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 mathematics, 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

Data Scientists

$135,280

Median pay in New Jersey. 6,430 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 35% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $80,720Top 10%: $203,950

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

Statisticians

$118,280

Median pay in New Jersey. 880 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 11% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $69,490Top 10%: $180,790

Common questions

NJIT in Newark reports the highest median first-year pay, $65,725. Its median federal debt is $26,190.

Mathematics (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked246 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 mathematics 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