Area Studies at Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 1 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$68,806
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,625
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#13 of 70
Rank by pay
#25 of 70
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Ramapo College of New Jersey graduates in area studies earn 22% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Ramapo College of New Jersey Compares for Area Studies

All 70 colleges reporting area studies 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
1Cornell University Ithaca, NY$96,976$92,301#1$43,831
2Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$96,884$92,213#2$41,479
3Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$79,449$84,784#3$50,637
4Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME$75,966$80,732#5$45,315
5University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$75,832$81,354#4$35,304
6Fordham University Bronx, NY$75,563$71,920#8$40,811
7University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO$75,230$80,662#6$44,096
8Emory University Atlanta, GA$75,205$77,852#7$33,549
9Trinity College Hartford, CT$73,229$65,929#13—
10University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$70,366$64,028#17$50,728
11Tufts University Medford, MA$69,037$60,794#22$44,133
12William & Mary Williamsburg, VA$68,909$62,748#20$53,779
13Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ$68,806$60,390#25—
14Amherst College Amherst, MA$68,618$60,425#24$49,149
15Brigham Young University Provo, UT$67,310$63,794#18$37,019
16Yale University New Haven, CT$67,230$60,528#23$55,618

Other Majors at Ramapo College of New Jersey by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$115,174$69,363#64 of 459
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$103,534$95,153#110 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$83,004$66,615#213 of 796
Information Science/Studies$82,529$49,568#78 of 148
Economics$75,195—#226 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,306$45,197#369 of 1176
Biology$68,904$33,988#114 of 841
Political Science and Government$63,853$36,050#229 of 565
Fine and Studio Arts$60,757$44,529#8 of 423
Social Work$58,371$31,210#73 of 420
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$58,005$22,629#93 of 265
History$57,820$33,145#82 of 459
Communication and Media Studies$56,894$31,966#247 of 660
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$56,712$40,331#148 of 476
Sociology$55,161$34,034#161 of 462
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$53,085$31,622#38 of 90
Psychology$51,710$26,362#412 of 1027
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$44,565$15,372#57 of 255
Visual and Performing Arts$43,063—#30 of 68
Social Sciences—$43,047—
Music$41,659$23,127#162 of 268

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Ramapo College of New Jersey area studies graduates make?

Graduates earn $68,806 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ramapo College of New Jersey rank for area studies?

Among 70 colleges reporting earnings for area studies graduates, Ramapo College of New Jersey ranks #13 by median pay four years after graduation, and #25 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is area studies at Ramapo College of New Jersey worth it?

Its graduates earn 22% more than the national median for area studies ($56,625).

← All data for Ramapo College of New Jersey · 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.