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title: Ramapo College of New Jersey — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Mahwah, NJ
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ · Public · 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 | $67,541 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $45,520 – $94,225 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 70% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $29,483 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 82% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.22× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $39,541 | derived |

**70% 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 $15,000 (≈ 22% 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 $21,370 to $93,018 across 25 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $93,018 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $74,265 | $25,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $71,841 | $30,750 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,440 | $21,500 |
| Education, Other. | Master's Degree | $62,187 | $24,820 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $54,973 | $32,499 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,158 | $23,250 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $45,221 | $40,750 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,629 | $22,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,352 | $22,263 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,090 | $20,750 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,032 | $25,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,335 | $23,074 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,032 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,898 | $20,750 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,525 | $19,992 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,666 | $22,925 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,326 | $21,003 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,233 | $22,791 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,000 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,354 | $21,370 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,925 | $21,500 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,913 | $18,250 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,309 | $21,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,370 | $15,000 |

## 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 Ramapo College of New Jersey by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?186201

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