Best Media programs in New Jersey, ranked by enrollment
All media and communication workers not listed.
19 schools in New Jersey run programs that feed this job, graduating 872 people a year. The job pays a median of $66,830 in New Jersey across about 480 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.
2 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 09.0101In New Jersey → | 782 | 89.7% | 15 | $34,858 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 09.0702In New Jersey → | 90 | 10.3% | 11 | $29,112 | $23,836 |
Top 19 schools in New Jersey
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 12 of the 19 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs | 281 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $43,649 | 84% | — | 58% |
| 2 | Montclair State University Montclair, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs | 123 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $28,062 | 65% | — | 88% |
| 3 | Kean University Union, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 94 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $27,983 | 47% | — | 76% |
| 4 | Rowan University Glassboro, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs | 79 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $34,549 | 67% | — | 78% |
| 5 | Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 77 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $25,742 | 72% | $28,514 | 89% |
| 6 | William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 71 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $31,870 | 44% | — | 90% |
| 7 | Stockton University Galloway, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs | 63 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $28,263 | 69% | — | 89% |
| 8 | Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 31 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | — | 69% | $27,376 | 73% |
| 9 | Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 17 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $41,864 | 61% | $23,844 | 79% |
| 10 | Caldwell University Caldwell, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $22,371 | 57% | $21,902 | 71% |
| 11 | Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | 54% | $19,504 | 79% |
| 12 | Saint Peter's University Jersey City, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 7 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $28,911 | 58% | $14,440 | 90% |
| 13 | Felician University Lodi, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | — | 47% | $41,497 | — |
| 14 | Atlantic Cape Community College Mays Landing, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | 30% | — | — |
| 15 | Camden County College Blackwood, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | 31% | — | — |
| 16 | Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Madison, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $34,772 | 67% | $23,573 | 95% |
| 17 | Saint Elizabeth University Morristown, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | — | 51% | $20,619 | 71% |
| 18 | Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $34,772 | 53% | $18,059 | 91% |
| 19 | Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | 31% | — | — |
All 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick | Public | 281 | 2 |
| Montclair State University | Montclair | Public | 123 | 2 |
| Kean University | Union | Public | 94 | 1 |
| Rowan University | Glassboro | Public | 79 | 2 |
| Monmouth University | West Long Branch | Private not-for-profit | 77 | 2 |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | Wayne | Public | 71 | 1 |
| Stockton University | Galloway | Public | 63 | 2 |
| Seton Hall University | South Orange | Private not-for-profit | 31 | 2 |
| Rider University | Lawrenceville | Private not-for-profit | 17 | 1 |
| Caldwell University | Caldwell | Private not-for-profit | 8 | 1 |
| Georgian Court University | Lakewood | Private not-for-profit | 8 | 1 |
| Saint Peter's University | Jersey City | Private not-for-profit | 7 | 2 |
| Felician University | Lodi | Private not-for-profit | 3 | 1 |
| Atlantic Cape Community College | Mays Landing | Public | 2 | 1 |
| Camden County College | Blackwood | Public | 2 | 1 |
What media and communication workers, all other earn in New Jersey
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $73,620. New Jersey pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in New Jersey
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 Media and Communication Workers, All Other page.
How to become a Media
- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
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 3 majors mapped to Media and Communication Workers, All Other3 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 09.0101Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- 09.0702Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- 10.0105Communications Technology/Technician
Common questions
Answers for people weighing media and communication workers, all other programs in New Jersey.
What degree do you need to become a Media?+
High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Speech Communication and Rhetoric, which awarded 782 degrees in New Jersey in 2024-25, 89.7% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Media?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 2 programs to this occupation. The largest are Communication and Media Studies, Radio. Together they graduate about 872 people a year in New Jersey.
How much do media and communication workers, all other earn in New Jersey?+
The median is $66,830 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 9.2% below the U.S. median of $73,620. 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 media and communication workers, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +2.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 3,000 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in New Jersey?+
19 institutions in New Jersey reported graduates from at least one of the 2 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.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'Short-term on-the-job training' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
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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