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Is New Jersey Institute of Technology worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for New Jersey Institute of Technology, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Affordable
New Jersey Institute of Technology lands in the affordable band for a typical family. Graduates earn a median of $90,769 ten years after enrolling, and that makes the median debt of $20,000 more manageable than it looks at first glance. For context, New Jersey Institute of Technology's net price runs about 27% above the typical 4-year, public school. On the numbers alone, this school clears the bar comfortably.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 774 similar 4-year, public schools
This school
$16,736
/yrAverage school like this
$13,155
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $3,582 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $14,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data is workable, but not so strong that it erases financing risk.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$18,783
Median earnings 10 years out
$90,769
Median debt at graduation
$20,000
Graduation rate
72%
At New Jersey Institute of Technology, a typical graduate carries about $20,000 in student debt and earns roughly $90,769 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $227 per month, or 3% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
How earnings compare to a high school diploma
Graduates earn $57,937 more than the typical working high school graduate in New Jersey ($32,832) ten years after entering this school. A federal rule finalized in July 2026 ties each undergraduate program's federal loan eligibility to a comparison like this one, with the first calculations expected in 2027.
The national figure is $31,269. The Department of Education uses it instead of the state figure when fewer than half of a school's students come from its state.
89% of former students here earned more than the typical high school graduate ten years after entry, by College Scorecard's own measure.
Context, not a federal determination. The benchmarks are the Department of Education's published thresholds (2024 notice, based on 2022 Census data); thresholds under the 2026 rule have not been released yet. The official test looks at each program's graduates four years after completion; our figure is College Scorecard's median for the whole school, ten years after entry. How this works
Program earnings vs. the federal benchmark
Median earnings of working graduates four years after finishing each undergraduate program, next to the benchmark the federal earnings test uses: the typical working high school graduate aged 25–34 in New Jersey ($32,832).
Biology, General
Bachelor's degree · 32 working graduates counted
$65,807
$32,975 above the benchmark
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor's degree · 19 working graduates counted
$66,488
$33,656 above the benchmark
Architecture
Bachelor's degree · 66 working graduates counted
$66,840
$34,008 above the benchmark
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Bachelor's degree · 36 working graduates counted
$69,456
$36,624 above the benchmark
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Bachelor's degree · 90 working graduates counted
$75,805
$42,973 above the benchmark
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
Bachelor's degree · 289 working graduates counted
$86,360
$53,528 above the benchmark
Civil Engineering
Bachelor's degree · 179 working graduates counted
$87,389
$54,557 above the benchmark
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Bachelor's degree · 48 working graduates counted
$88,396
$55,564 above the benchmark
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor's degree · 262 working graduates counted
$89,827
$56,995 above the benchmark
Mathematics
Bachelor's degree · 37 working graduates counted
$94,840
$62,008 above the benchmark
27 other undergraduate programs here have no four-year earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were counted to publish one. That says nothing about how those programs do. See every program on College Scorecard
An estimate, not an official determination. Under a federal rule taking effect July 1, 2027, programs below this benchmark in official results may face limits on federal student loans; Pell Grants are not affected. The official test uses finer program categories, different graduating classes and the Department's own records; its first results are expected in 2027. Programs that train for tipped jobs, such as cosmetology and massage, won't be rated on 2025 earnings, and the Department decides which programs qualify. Earnings: College Scorecard field-of-study data (released Oct 15, 2026). Benchmark: Department of Education published thresholds (2024 notice).
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What this means for your family
New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public four year school in Newark, NJ. For many families, the key question is whether the published value here beats cheaper in state or regional alternatives once your real aid offer arrives.
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Common questions about New Jersey Institute of Technology
The median net price at New Jersey Institute of Technology is $18,783 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →
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All students who received aid
$18,783a year, on average
Average for first-time, full-time students who received federal financial aid, 2024-25. It does not include transfer or part-time students, and it is an average rather than a quote — what you pay depends on your own circumstances and the aid this school offers you. Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS.
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