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title: Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Teaneck, NJ
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus

Teaneck, NJ · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $57,273 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $33,741 – $85,029 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 53% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $50,305 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 77% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.34× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $29,273 | derived |

**53% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $19,500 (≈ 34% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $15,724 to $117,472 across 33 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $117,472 | $40,432 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. | First Professional Degree | $109,202 | not reported |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $89,171 | $198,813 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | First Professional Degree | $88,144 | $69,076 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $76,711 | $23,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $72,066 | $27,332 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $65,927 | $41,000 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,252 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $56,365 | $25,510 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $52,296 | $20,500 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Doctoral Degree | $49,431 | not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $48,074 | $37,523 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $46,513 | $42,425 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,369 | $25,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $44,523 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,227 | $25,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,730 | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,144 | $25,000 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,209 | $25,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,205 | $25,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,361 | $25,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,228 | $25,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $33,761 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,674 | $25,000 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,436 | $25,000 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,468 | $26,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,108 | $25,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,529 | $24,000 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,225 | $25,125 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,888 | $25,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,482 | $25,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $16,972 | $25,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $15,724 | $25,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?184603

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