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title: Monmouth University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: West Long Branch, 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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# Monmouth University

West Long Branch, 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 | $67,991 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $48,950 – $95,681 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $23,250 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,332 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 72% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $62,904 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 79% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.34× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $39,991 | derived |

**72% 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 $23,250 (≈ 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 $15,432 to $106,077 across 33 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $106,077 | $48,669 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $103,660 | $91,375 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,703 | $27,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $70,131 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $68,576 | $27,684 |
| History. | Master's Degree | $59,732 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $57,945 | $27,381 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $55,355 | $52,018 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Master's Degree | $53,392 | not reported |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,175 | $26,829 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $49,759 | $44,681 |
| Education, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,648 | $27,000 |
| Public Policy Analysis. | Master's Degree | $47,972 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $47,063 | $41,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,204 | $26,747 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $44,405 | $66,568 |
| Education, General. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $43,902 | not reported |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,793 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,988 | $26,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,523 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,719 | $26,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,372 | $25,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,816 | $27,000 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,498 | $27,000 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,481 | $24,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,150 | $26,000 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,227 | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,847 | $27,000 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,651 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,832 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,240 | $27,000 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,553 | $24,625 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $15,432 | $27,000 |

## 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 Monmouth University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?185572

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