Ranking
Best Colleges in New Jersey by ROI 2026
The top-value New Jersey colleges — graduate earnings against net price, from federal data.
- Schools ranked
- 25
- Cheapest net price
- $2,288
- Top earnings 10y
- $110,066
- Public / Private
- 20 / 5
Middlesex College
A+- ROI score
- 51.20
- Net price
- $2,288
- Earnings 10y
- $46,861
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Princeton University
A+- ROI score
- 44.90
- Net price
- $6,128
- Earnings 10y
- $110,066
- Acceptance
- 4.6%
Yeshiva Toras Chaim
A+- ROI score
- 29.19
- Net price
- $5,356
- Earnings 10y
- $62,526
- Acceptance
- 44.3%
Essex County College
A+- ROI score
- 20.98
- Net price
- $4,436
- Earnings 10y
- $37,230
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Rowan College at Burlington County
A+- ROI score
- 20.93
- Net price
- $5,344
- Earnings 10y
- $44,745
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Mercer County Community College
A+- ROI score
- 20.49
- Net price
- $5,279
- Earnings 10y
- $43,264
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Warren County Community College
A+- ROI score
- 18.93
- Net price
- $5,726
- Earnings 10y
- $43,359
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Raritan Valley Community College
A+- ROI score
- 17.76
- Net price
- $6,778
- Earnings 10y
- $48,145
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Camden County College
A+- ROI score
- 17.18
- Net price
- $5,996
- Earnings 10y
- $41,212
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Talmudical Academy-New Jersey
A+- ROI score
- 16.36
- Net price
- $6,164
- Earnings 10y
- $40,344
- Acceptance
- 43.5%
Sussex County Community College
A- ROI score
- 14.21
- Net price
- $7,859
- Earnings 10y
- $44,664
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
County College of Morris
A- ROI score
- 14.12
- Net price
- $8,895
- Earnings 10y
- $50,243
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Pillar College
A- ROI score
- 13.45
- Net price
- $8,470
- Earnings 10y
- $45,577
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
New Jersey Institute of Technology
A- ROI score
- 12.77
- Net price
- $16,504
- Earnings 10y
- $84,276
- Acceptance
- 65.1%
UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey
A- ROI score
- 12.59
- Net price
- $8,257
- Earnings 10y
- $41,595
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Passaic County Community College
A- ROI score
- 11.91
- Net price
- $7,761
- Earnings 10y
- $36,972
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Saint Peter's University
A- ROI score
- 11.85
- Net price
- $12,199
- Earnings 10y
- $57,815
- Acceptance
- 90.3%
Hudson County Community College
A- ROI score
- 11.75
- Net price
- $7,307
- Earnings 10y
- $34,333
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Kean University
A- ROI score
- 11.50
- Net price
- $12,447
- Earnings 10y
- $57,237
- Acceptance
- 75.9%
Bergen Community College
A- ROI score
- 11.27
- Net price
- $10,345
- Earnings 10y
- $46,624
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Atlantic Cape Community College
B- ROI score
- 10.20
- Net price
- $8,392
- Earnings 10y
- $34,241
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Rutgers University-Camden
B- ROI score
- 9.93
- Net price
- $18,745
- Earnings 10y
- $74,479
- Acceptance
- 66.3%
Ocean County College
B- ROI score
- 9.90
- Net price
- $11,411
- Earnings 10y
- $45,210
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus
B- ROI score
- 9.88
- Net price
- $10,562
- Earnings 10y
- $41,751
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Brookdale Community College
B- ROI score
- 9.88
- Net price
- $11,231
- Earnings 10y
- $44,379
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
How we picked this list
This list starts with New Jersey colleges, then sorts by EduGradify's school-wide ROI proxy: ten-year median earnings weighed against average net price. The set's average EduGradify ROI score is 17.33 (20 public, 5 private).
Every figure comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. See our full methodology for the formulas.
FAQ
Who leads this ranking?
Middlesex College in Edison, NJ tops this ranking. EduGradify value grade is A+.
How does EduGradify pick this list?
We rank this set by roi score using the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard — see our methodology for the full formula. No paid placements, no surveys.
How many New Jersey colleges are in this list?
59 New Jersey colleges qualified for this ranking based on available federal data.
What does net price mean here?
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships — not the sticker price. It is reported by each college to the U.S. Department of Education.