10 Best Colleges For Jobs In New Jersey For 2019

One of the biggest things that incoming college freshmen consider when they’re thinking about what school to attend is the likelihood that a school will improve their job prospects.

Jobs are hard to come by nowadays, after all, and the everyday expenses of living in a country like America aren’t cheap.

Compared to a lot of other states, New Jersey has some unique advantages as far as attending college here goes. There are impressive research universities, quality state schools, and the ability to study majors that will prepare you well for the job market.

All that made us curious — with so many good colleges to attend in NJ, which ones, in particular, were most likely to help their graduates land a job? Using data from IPEDS as well as College Scorecard as a baseline, we created this list of some of the best colleges for jobs in New Jersey.

The full list can be found further down, but first, here’s a look at the top ten best colleges for jobs in New Jersey:

The College of New Jersey
Rowan University
Ramapo College of New Jersey
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Seton Hall University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Monmouth University
Rutgers University-Newark
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Rutgers University-Camden

If you go to one of these schools, chances are, you’re not surprised. After all, you know how great you have it.

But for the rest of you — keep reading and we’ll get to just why these schools have some of the best programs the state of New Jersey has to offer.

How We Determined The Best Schools In New Jersey For Jobs

Using the College Scorecard Data, we searched for the college in each state with the highest listed job placement ratings, looking specifically at employment levels at year 10 after students have graduated.

We limited the analysis to the 30 public and non-profit, four year institutions colleges in New Jersey that offer at least a bachelors degree.

Then, we ranked each college from best to worst on the percentage of graduates with jobs. For the purposes of readability, each school’s rating was then rounded down to the last two decimal places.

The school with the highest percentage of grads with jobs, The College of New Jersey, earned the distinction of being the ‘Best College For Jobs in New Jersey.’

Best Colleges For Getting A Job In New Jersey

Rank	College	Employed
1	The College of New Jersey	94.26%
2	Rowan University	93.27%
3	Ramapo College of New Jersey	93.1%
4	New Jersey Institute of Technology	92.58%
5	Seton Hall University	92.55%
6	Stevens Institute of Technology	92.0%
7	Monmouth University	91.83%
8	Rutgers University-Newark	91.58%
9	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	91.58%
10	Rutgers University-Camden	91.58%
11	Rider University	91.46%
12	William Paterson University of New Jersey	91.38%
13	Stockton University	91.15%
14	College of Saint Elizabeth	90.88%
15	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	90.44%
16	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	90.44%
17	Kean University	90.31%
18	Montclair State University	90.25%
19	Centenary University	90.02%
20	Drew University	89.56%
21	Georgian Court University	89.47%
22	Princeton University	88.06%
23	Caldwell University	87.96%
24	New Jersey City University	87.79%
25	Felician University	87.71%
26	Saint Peter’s University	87.47%
27	Bloomfield College	87.02%
28	Thomas Edison State University	80.55%
29	Rabbinical College of America	75.0%
30	Beth Medrash Govoha	61.6%

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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