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title: Seton Hall University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: South Orange, 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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# Seton Hall University

South Orange, 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 | $70,196 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $46,782 – $99,356 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $17,886 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 69% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $68,263 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 84% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $42,196 | derived |

**69% 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 $17,886 (≈ 26% 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 $20,650 to $108,283 across 43 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $108,283 | $53,913 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $99,461 | $78,936 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $98,209 | $30,625 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $89,013 | $55,040 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | Master's Degree | $88,307 | $47,995 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $81,535 | $51,250 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $80,324 | $87,695 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $74,331 | $22,250 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $72,975 | $40,298 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $69,696 | $29,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $67,403 | $78,900 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,606 | $23,250 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $63,166 | $41,000 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $63,123 | $115,179 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $59,822 | $76,292 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,531 | $21,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,012 | $24,413 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $51,831 | $55,666 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Master's Degree | $51,238 | not reported |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Master's Degree | $50,502 | $53,152 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,470 | $27,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,442 | $26,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $49,575 | $49,432 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $48,462 | not reported |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,921 | $20,544 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,413 | $21,456 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,354 | $20,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,189 | $21,500 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $42,422 | $60,500 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $42,363 | $56,234 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,237 | $25,125 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,667 | $23,783 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,262 | $24,188 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,831 | $23,750 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,354 | $20,500 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,827 | $26,058 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,211 | not reported |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,089 | $24,750 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,362 | $23,250 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,461 | $21,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,970 | $19,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,934 | $21,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,650 | $20,276 |

## 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 Seton Hall University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?186584

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