Education at Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, NJ · Associate's Degree · about 83 graduates a year

$19,157
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$45,867
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$41,787
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#8 of 31
Rank by pay
#24 of 31
Rank, wage-adjusted
$10,494
Median federal debt

Brookdale Community College graduates in education earn 10% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 23% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Brookdale Community College Compares for Education

All 31 colleges reporting education earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA$56,662$51,559#2—
2Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD$54,493$47,824#5—
3University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC$51,137$44,809#13—
4Campbell University Buies Creek, NC$49,267$52,870#1—
5Middlesex College Edison, NJ$48,532$42,596#20$16,846
6Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland, MD$46,605$40,901#23—
7Pima Community College Tucson, AZ$46,020$47,286#7—
8Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ$45,867$40,257#24$19,157
9Volunteer State Community College Gallatin, TN$45,014$49,173#3—
10Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville, TN$44,787$48,925#4—
11Butler County Community College Butler, PA$44,623$45,382#11—

Other Majors at Brookdale Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$94,122$80,574#135 of 962
Engineering$75,974—#22 of 53
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$72,933$65,905#136 of 560
Computer and Information Sciences$63,402$31,827#29 of 122
Social Work$57,548—#1 of 36
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$56,773$35,805#34 of 39
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,328$33,473#163 of 547
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$52,104$40,282#77 of 117
Criminal Justice and Corrections$49,932$30,595#147 of 426
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$48,587$27,193#25 of 41
Health and Medical Administrative Services$45,928—#76 of 286
Legal Support Services$44,721—#69 of 109
Social Sciences$44,277$26,231#19 of 38
Culinary Arts and Related Services$42,483—#22 of 96
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$41,667—#7 of 8
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$38,816$20,077#755 of 947

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Brookdale Community College education graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $19,157 one year after graduating and $45,867 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Brookdale Community College rank for education?

Among 31 colleges reporting earnings for education graduates, Brookdale Community College ranks #8 by median pay four years after graduation, and #24 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is education at Brookdale Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 10% more than the national median for education ($41,787), and the median federal debt at graduation is $10,494.

← All data for Brookdale Community College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.