Trenton, NJ - Despite what the US News & World Report’s annual rankings says, New Jersey's universities offer a serious return on investment. According to a new report by the Business Insider, New Jersey has several underrated college in America with the New Jersey Institute of Technology at the top. These claims come their PayScale College Salary Report, which ranks colleges and universities based on their graduates’ mid-career earnings.
For New Jersey, US News & World Report’s annual ranking the states' universities achieved largely undistinguished rankings:
However on the PayScale College Salary Report, which ranks colleges and universities based on their graduates’ mid-career earnings, NJIT grads have an average salary of $98,000 a year and deemed “employed immediately after graduation."
And those other three Jersey schools fared pretty well here as well:
Stevens averaged $124,000
Rutgers average $90,400
Seton Hall average $89,000
For the full New Jersey analysis: http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/best-schools-by-state/bachelors/new-jersey
- Rutgers (New Brunswick) ranks 70
- Stevens Institute of Technology ranks 76
- Seton Hall ranks 126
- New Jersey Institute of Technology ranks 149
However on the PayScale College Salary Report, which ranks colleges and universities based on their graduates’ mid-career earnings, NJIT grads have an average salary of $98,000 a year and deemed “employed immediately after graduation."
And those other three Jersey schools fared pretty well here as well:
Stevens averaged $124,000
Rutgers average $90,400
Seton Hall average $89,000
For the full New Jersey analysis: http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/best-schools-by-state/bachelors/new-jersey
