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Bachelor's · Wayne, New Jersey

Is Mathematics at William Paterson University of New Jersey worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 4.2 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$51,103
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$76,628
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
Not enough borrowers to report
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families
$79k (likely $79k – $106k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$36k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in NJ
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
4.2 years (likely 3.1–6.2)
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
$64k (likely −$77k – $210k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
$493k (likely $208k – $835k)
Today's dollars
Odds of finishing (school-wide)
44%
Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

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Students heading toward math & physical science majors like this one often take these classes. Every school offers a different mix, so check with your counselor.

AP classes

  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Statistics
  • AP Physics C: Mechanics
  • AP Chemistry

IB Higher Level

  • Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL
  • Physics HL or Chemistry HL

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