The New Jersey Statewide Data System is pleased to release its updated Postsecondary Employment and Earnings Dashboard. This dashboard uses linked, longitudinal administrative data from the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development to show the employment and earnings outcomes of graduates of New Jersey’s two- and four-year colleges. The percent of graduates employed and their median annual earnings are shown by graduation year, institution of higher education, major, race, and sex for the five years following their graduation. Building on prior products, this dashboard reports outcomes by demographic group for each institution, rather than in aggregate. This dashboard also includes reenrollment in higher education as an outcome measure.
Highlights from this dashboard include:
- Overall, those earning bachelor’s degrees earn more than those completing an associate degree.
- Earnings typically increase annually each year following graduation, and earnings have increased for each cohort.
- Male graduates of New Jersey’s colleges typically earned more than female graduates, though female graduates were slightly more likely to be employed in the state.
- There are higher disparities by race in both earnings, the percentage employed full time within New Jersey, and the percentage enrolled in a subsequent degree program in New Jersey at the associate degree level compared to the bachelor’s degree level.
- Graduates earning degrees in health typically had the highest earnings across all cohorts and years, followed by science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and business majors.
- Those earning associate degrees were more likely to enroll in subsequent higher education and more likely to be enrolled full time than those completing a bachelor’s degree.
View detailed outcomes in the dashboard. To change the page, click on one of the four grey boxes at the top. To change selection options, click the buttons on the left panel to filter the graduation year, award level, institution, or characteristics displayed.
About NJSDS
The New Jersey Statewide Data System (NJSDS) is the State of New Jersey’s centralized longitudinal data system for public administrative data. Through coordination with partnering state agencies, NJSDS is a large statewide interagency and intergovernmental platform where data from participating agencies are securely stored to expand access and analysis to improve governance efforts, policymaking, and performance of public initiatives.
NJSDS aims to help the public and stakeholders make data-informed decisions to improve public policies and practices for New Jersey residents. This includes facilitating longitudinal and linked-data research, providing statistical data, and publishing reports on the NJSDS website. NJSDS is a collaboration between four New Jersey state agencies, each sharing individual-level data. The system is owned by the State of New Jersey and operated by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.