Best Mathematical Science Occupation, All Other programs in New Jersey, ranked by enrollment
All mathematical scientists not listed.
30 schools in New Jersey run programs that feed this job, graduating 798 people a year. The job pays a median of $61,400 in New Jersey across about 50 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in New Jersey that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
7 programs in New Jersey that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in New Jersey (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own New Jersey page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 27.0101In New Jersey → | 464 | 58.1% | 29 | $48,772 | $21,544 |
| 2 | CIP 27.0305In New Jersey → | 176 | 22.1% | 3 | $60,930 | $21,143 |
| 3 | CIP 30.3001In New Jersey → | 59 | 7.4% | 2 | $50,745 | $27,000 |
| 4 | CIP 27.0301In New Jersey → | 41 | 5.1% | 7 | $60,930 | $21,143 |
| 5 | CIP 26.1104In New Jersey → | 40 | 5.0% | 2 | $72,338 | $18,500 |
| 6 | CIP 27.9999In New Jersey → | 12 | 1.5% | 2 | $59,063 | $21,500 |
| 7 | CIP 27.0304In New Jersey → | 6 | 0.8% | 1 | $60,930 | $21,143 |
Top 25 schools in New Jersey
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 11 of the 30 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 160 | Financial Mathematics | $97,700 | 87% | $34,827 | 48% |
| 2 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 114 | Mathematics, General | — | 98% | $13,729 | 5% |
| 3 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 111 | Mathematics, General | $54,953 | 84% | — | 58% |
| 4 | Montclair State University Montclair, NJ Public · 3 feeder programs | 99 | Computational Science | — | 65% | — | 88% |
| 5 | Rowan University Glassboro, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 46 | Mathematics, General | $50,698 | 67% | — | 78% |
| 6 | New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs | 34 | Mathematics, General | $65,725 | 73% | — | 65% |
| 7 | The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 34 | Mathematics, General | $50,762 | 86% | — | 62% |
| 8 | Rutgers University - Camden Camden, NJ Public · 3 feeder programs | 29 | Computational Biology | — | 67% | — | 66% |
| 9 | Kean University Union, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 24 | Mathematics, General | $40,235 | 47% | — | 76% |
| 10 | Stockton University Galloway, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 17 | Mathematics, General | $53,915 | 69% | — | 89% |
| 11 | Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Applied Mathematics, General | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 14 | Mathematics, General | $30,605 | 34% | — | 98% |
| 13 | William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs | 14 | Mathematics, General | $42,187 | 44% | — | 90% |
| 14 | Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Mathematics, General | $51,980 | 72% | $28,514 | 89% |
| 15 | Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 11 | Financial Mathematics | — | 69% | $27,376 | 73% |
| 16 | Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ Public · 3 feeder programs | 10 | Mathematics and Statistics, Other | — | 64% | — | 71% |
| 17 | Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs | 9 | Mathematics, General | — | 70% | — | 71% |
| 18 | Drew University Madison, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 8 | Mathematics, General | — | 70% | $23,094 | 68% |
| 19 | Atlantic Cape Community College Mays Landing, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Mathematics, General | — | 30% | — | — |
| 20 | Rowan College of South Jersey - Gloucester Campus Sewell, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Mathematics, General | — | 39% | — | — |
| 21 | Saint Peter's University Jersey City, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Mathematics, General | — | 58% | $14,440 | 90% |
| 22 | UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey Cranford, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Mathematics, General | — | 35% | — | — |
| 23 | Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Mathematics, General | — | 53% | $18,059 | 91% |
| 24 | Felician University Lodi, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Mathematics, General | — | 47% | $41,497 | — |
| 25 | Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Mathematics, General | — | 54% | $19,504 | 79% |
All 30 schools in New Jersey
Every school in New Jersey with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken | Private not-for-profit | 160 | 3 |
| Princeton University | Princeton | Private not-for-profit | 114 | 4 |
| Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick | Public | 111 | 1 |
| Montclair State University | Montclair | Public | 99 | 3 |
| Rowan University | Glassboro | Public | 46 | 1 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark | Public | 34 | 2 |
| The College of New Jersey | Ewing | Public | 34 | 1 |
| Rutgers University - Camden | Camden | Public | 29 | 3 |
| Kean University | Union | Public | 24 | 1 |
| Stockton University | Galloway | Public | 17 | 1 |
| Thomas Edison State University | Trenton | Public | 16 | 1 |
| New Jersey City University | Jersey City | Public | 14 | 1 |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | Wayne | Public | 14 | 2 |
| Monmouth University | West Long Branch | Private not-for-profit | 12 | 1 |
| Seton Hall University | South Orange | Private not-for-profit | 11 | 2 |
What mathematical science occupations, all other earn in New Jersey
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $81,490. New Jersey pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other page.
How to become a Mathematical Science Occupation, All Other
Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in New Jersey
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 14 majors mapped to Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other13 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 26.1104Computational Biology
- 26.1199Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other
- 27.0101Mathematics, General
- 27.0301Applied Mathematics, General
- 27.0303Computational Mathematics
- 27.0304Computational and Applied Mathematics
- 27.0305Financial Mathematics
- 27.0306Mathematical Biology
- 27.0399Applied Mathematics, Other
- 27.9999Mathematics and Statistics, Other
- 30.0801Mathematics and Computer Science
- 30.3001Computational Science
- 30.4901Mathematical Economics
- 30.5001Mathematics and Atmospheric/Oceanic Science(no graduates reported)
Common questions
Answers for people weighing mathematical science occupations, all other programs in New Jersey.
What degree do you need to become a Mathematical Science Occupation, All Other?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Mathematics, General, which awarded 464 degrees in New Jersey in 2024-25, 58.1% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Mathematical Science Occupation, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 7 programs to this occupation. The largest are Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Computational Science, Biomathematics, plus 1 more. Together they graduate about 798 people a year in New Jersey.
How much do mathematical science occupations, all other earn in New Jersey?+
The median is $61,400 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 24.7% below the U.S. median of $81,490. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for mathematical science occupations, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +4.0% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in New Jersey?+
30 institutions in New Jersey reported graduates from at least one of the 7 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do mathematical science occupations, all other work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Biotechnician, Bioinformatics Analyst, Bioinformatics Specialist, Scientific Informatics Analyst among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 15-2099.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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