Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ, United States
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
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Rider University has 41 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Business Administration, Management and Operations (master's), where graduates earn a median $106,939 four years after finishing, against $95,127 for the same field nationally.
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$66,376
Former students who received federal aid
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at Rider University. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 76 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
Highest-earning programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | 44 | $67,854 | $91,950 | $73,05426% above | $24,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 32 | $67,053 | $88,405 | $77,31214% above | $24,250 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 14 | $66,170 | $82,193 | $87,1196% below | $23,988 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 27 | $41,514 | $79,664 | $59,88133% above | $22,070 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 8 | N/A | $72,734 | $85,00014% below | N/A |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 19 | $54,046 | $70,122 | $67,0255% above | $26,596 |
| International Business | 0 | $65,100 | $69,451 | $73,6406% below | N/A |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 56 | $62,749 | $69,423 | $64,5907% above | $23,155 |
| Marketing | 42 | $59,254 | $67,230 | $66,5421% above | $26,596 |
| Mathematics | 3 | N/A | $65,648 | $70,6287% below | N/A |
| Public Health | 6 | N/A | $64,454 | $57,39812% above | N/A |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 13 | $41,685 | $63,612 | $62,0273% above | $25,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 11 | $54,860 | $61,208 | $50,82720% above | N/A |
| Computer Science | 24 | $60,194 | N/A | $73,88319% below | $25,068 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 63 | $57,253 | $60,178 | $47,73026% above | $26,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 17 | $38,418 | $59,897 | $53,82511% above | N/A |
| Biology, General | 6 | $28,057 | $58,008 | $57,5581% above | N/A |
| Psychology, General | 57 | $41,642 | $57,202 | $50,06614% above | $26,010 |
| Sociology | 7 | $31,021 | $56,736 | $52,1059% above | $24,125 |
| Political Science and Government | 6 | N/A | $56,713 | $61,6138% below | N/A |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 28 | $54,667 | $54,724 | $52,0205% above | $24,500 |
| History | 6 | $53,969 | $53,311 | $50,3876% above | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 11 | $53,068 | $51,521 | $48,7736% above | N/A |
| Design and Applied Arts | 16 | N/A | $51,406 | $52,7273% below | $23,375 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 22 | $45,692 | $50,173 | $54,4698% below | $26,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 2 | N/A | $46,733 | $48,4844% below | N/A |
| Music | 48 | $29,631 | $43,753 | $43,3871% above | $27,000 |
| Dance | 15 | $27,821 | N/A | $28,5433% below | $27,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 16 | $26,671 | N/A | $31,36915% below | $26,000 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 85 | $73,679 | $106,939 | $95,12712% above | $37,263 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 41 | $78,134 | $103,295 | $93,22811% above | $31,300 |
| Public Administration | 0 | $82,011 | N/A | $66,09024% above | N/A |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 10 | $79,751 | $80,672 | $69,94415% above | N/A |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 25 | $60,854 | $76,780 | $65,74417% above | $44,740 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 37 | $61,001 | $67,463 | $58,84515% above | $23,215 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 33 | $60,042 | $67,220 | $60,23412% above | $54,586 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 8 | $57,501 | $66,766 | $58,99813% above | N/A |
| Homeland Security | 5 | $62,315 | N/A | $75,11317% below | N/A |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 1 | $58,829 | N/A | $58,8410% above | N/A |
| Music | 30 | $52,766 | $45,928 | $47,3573% below | $39,372 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Not available | $63,492 | N/A | $63,4920% above | N/A |
Careers linked to the programs Rider University reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
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