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title: Saint Peter's University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Jersey City, 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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# Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, 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 | $57,815 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $33,169 – $83,514 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,091 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 58% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $50,272 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 75% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.28× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $29,815 | derived |

**58% 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 $16,091 (≈ 28% 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 $19,087 to $77,797 across 18 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $77,797 | $16,487 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $67,357 | $41,000 |
| Insurance. | Master's Degree | $65,474 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $65,215 | $49,332 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $65,184 | not reported |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $58,380 | not reported |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $51,724 | $41,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,850 | $20,048 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,209 | $19,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,414 | $20,500 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,654 | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $35,172 | $65,127 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,902 | $23,650 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,181 | $23,250 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,780 | $23,850 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,644 | $17,185 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,505 | $17,750 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,087 | $22,250 |

## 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 Saint Peter's University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?186432

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