New Jersey·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-1199

Best Postsecondary Teacher, All Other programs in New Jersey, ranked by enrollment

All postsecondary teachers not listed.

45 schools in New Jersey run programs that feed this job, graduating 9,625 people a year. The job pays a median of $85,260 in New Jersey across about 1,040 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledTeacherLecturerInstructorFaculty MemberFlight TeacherBraille TeacherCollege TeacherScience Teacher
Graduates / yr
9,625
in New Jersey
Median pay · New Jersey
$85,260
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
1,040
people employed
Schools
45
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
50%
across those schools
Median net price
$23,573
per year, IPEDS

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.

Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
CIP 24.01
Liberal Arts and Sciences
7,996graduates / yr
34 schools · 3 specializations · 83.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,961
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.70
Data Science
680graduates / yr
10 schools · 1 specialization · 7.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.01
Biological and Physical Sciences
312graduates / yr
6 schools · 1 specialization · 3.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,446
English Language And Literature/Letters
CIP 23.13
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
145graduates / yr
10 schools · 3 specializations · 1.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,725
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.33
Sustainability Studies
117graduates / yr
8 schools · 1 specialization · 1.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,223
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.32
Health Professions Education
73graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $99,851
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.25
Cognitive Science
61graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $41,362
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.30
Computational Science
59graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $50,745
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.27
Medical Illustration and Informatics
54graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $47,775
Visual And Performing Arts
CIP 50.04
Design and Applied Arts
44graduates / yr
6 schools · 1 specialization · 0.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,611
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.71
Data Analytics
22graduates / yr
2 schools · 3 specializations · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services
CIP 43.03
Homeland Security
14graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $46,281
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.06
Systems Science and Theory
13graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,840
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.18
Natural Sciences
10graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,587
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.05
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
7graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $40,929
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.15
Science
6graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $44,736
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.14
Museology/Museum Studies
5graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.32
Marine Sciences
3graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $27,337
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.26
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
2graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $21,458
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.52
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies
1graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Physical Sciences
CIP 40.99
Physical Sciences
1graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $47,513

27 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.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
16,937
72.1%
34$28,961$12,971
2
General Studiesmain feeder
907
9.4%
10$28,961$12,971
3680
7.1%
10
4312
3.2%
6$28,446$11,000
5152
1.6%
7$28,961$12,971
6117
1.2%
8$37,223$20,968
7108
1.1%
10$28,725$25,250
873
0.8%
2$99,851$21,475
961
0.6%
2$41,362$17,750
1059
0.6%
2$50,745$27,000
1154
0.6%
2$47,775$25,000
1244
0.5%
6$31,611$26,000
1323
0.2%
5$28,725$25,250
1419
0.2%
2
1514
0.1%
2$28,725$25,250
1614
0.1%
2$46,281$23,250
1713
0.1%
1$35,840$23,250
1810
0.1%
1$29,587$21,610
197
0.1%
2$40,929$25,000
206
0.1%
1$44,736$18,593
215
0.1%
1$21,295
223
0.0%
1$27,337$22,400
232
0.0%
1$21,458$21,125
242
0.0%
1
251
0.0%
1
261
0.0%
1
271
0.0%
1$47,513$24,000

Top 25 schools in New Jersey

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 27 of the 45 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Bergen Community College
Paramus, NJ Public · 3 feeder programs
1,589Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$23,96621%
2Rowan College at Burlington County
Mount Laurel, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
1,085Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$28,37636%
3Ocean County College
Toms River, NJ Public · 3 feeder programs
835General Studies$25,64742%
4Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ Public · 4 feeder programs
479Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$49,779
5Middlesex College
Edison, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
409Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$26,69333%
6Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
405Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$27,65531%
7UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey
Cranford, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
319Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$25,98935%
8Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ Public · 5 feeder programs
314Biological and Physical Sciences84%58%
9Hudson County Community College
Jersey City, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
277Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$25,54126%
10Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck, NJ Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs
246General Studies$39,07153%$18,05991%
11Raritan Valley Community College
Branchburg, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
235Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$21,33631%
12New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ Public · 6 feeder programs
234Data Science, General73%65%
13Passaic County Community College
Paterson, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
224Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$25,01719%
14County College of Morris
Randolph, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
223Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$21,31836%
15Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
218Data Science, General58%$14,44090%
16Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ Public · 6 feeder programs
212Computational Science65%88%
17Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ Public · 8 feeder programs
200General Studies$43,48667%78%
18Essex County College
Newark, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
195Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$25,79220%
19Sussex County Community College
Newton, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
195Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$22,29337%
20Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
194Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$20,07730%
21Mercer County Community College
West Windsor, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
189Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$27,58625%
22Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs
171Data Science, General87%$34,82748%
23Rowan College of South Jersey - Gloucester Campus
Sewell, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
166Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$26,18739%
24Stockton University
Galloway, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
164Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$42,20969%89%
25Atlantic Cape Community College
Mays Landing, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
153General Studies$24,19730%

All 45 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.

All schools in New Jersey that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Bergen Community CollegeParamusPublic1,5893
Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount LaurelPublic1,0851
Ocean County CollegeToms RiverPublic8353
Thomas Edison State UniversityTrentonPublic4794
Middlesex CollegeEdisonPublic4092
Camden County CollegeBlackwoodPublic4052
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyCranfordPublic3191
Rutgers University - New BrunswickNew BrunswickPublic3145
Hudson County Community CollegeJersey CityPublic2772
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan CampusTeaneckPrivate not-for-profit2465
Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburgPublic2352
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewarkPublic2346
Passaic County Community CollegePatersonPublic2242
County College of MorrisRandolphPublic2232
Saint Peter's UniversityJersey CityPrivate not-for-profit2182

What postsecondary teachers, all other earn in New Jersey

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in New Jersey
$85,260
Mean annual
$111,350
Jobs in state
1,040
What the range looks like
10th pct$39,650Median$85,26090th pct$181,040
Versus the national median
+9.8%

U.S. median $77,640. New Jersey pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
0.25×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in New Jersey

Trenton-Princeton, NJ
$100,520median
100 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+1.8%
Little or no change
Openings per year
13,500
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
3,400
183,400 → 186,800
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

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 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other page.

How to become a Postsecondary Teacher, All Other

Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

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 25 majors mapped to Postsecondary Teachers, All Other24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 12.0509Culinary Science/Culinology
  • 13.1211Online Educator/Online Teaching
  • 15.1503Packaging Science
  • 16.1602Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign Languages
  • 23.1301Writing, General
  • 23.1302Creative Writing
  • 23.1303Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • 23.1304Rhetoric and Composition
  • 24.0101Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • 24.0102General Studies
  • 24.0103Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • 30.0101Biological and Physical Sciences
  • 30.0501Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • 30.0601Systems Science and Theory
  • 30.1201Historic Preservation and Conservation, General
  • 30.1299Historic Preservation and Conservation, Other
  • 30.1401Museology/Museum Studies
  • 30.1501Science, Technology and Society
  • 30.1801Natural Sciences
  • 30.2501Cognitive Science, General
  • 30.2502Contemplative Studies/Inquiry
  • 30.2599Cognitive Science, Other(no graduates reported)
  • 30.2601Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
  • 30.2901Maritime Studies
  • 30.3001Computational Science

Common questions

Answers for people weighing postsecondary teachers, all other programs in New Jersey.

What degree do you need to become a Postsecondary Teacher, All Other?+

Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, which awarded 6,937 degrees in New Jersey in 2024-25, 72.1% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Postsecondary Teacher, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 27 programs to this occupation. The largest are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Data Science, Biological and Physical Sciences, Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, plus 17 more. Together they graduate about 9,625 people a year in New Jersey.

How much do postsecondary teachers, all other earn in New Jersey?+

The median is $85,260 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 9.8% above the U.S. median of $77,640. 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 postsecondary teachers, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +1.8% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 13,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in New Jersey?+

45 institutions in New Jersey reported graduates from at least one of the 27 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 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.

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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 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected 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 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

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