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434with a Strong ROI verdict
College Scorecard · 2026 release
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78 matching colleges · Showing 49–72
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Payback guideStrong ≤5 yearsSolid ≤10Slow ≤20Weak >20 or no payback
New Jersey 78 matching
View state rankingWeak ROI
Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah
Mahwah, NJ
Net price / year$28,968PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Centenary University
Hackettstown, NJ
Net price / year$20,503Payback15.3 years
Weak ROI
Salem Community College
Carneys Point, NJ
Net price / year$10,816PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Pennco Tech-Blackwood
Blackwood, NJ
Net price / year$22,671PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Warren County Community College
Washington, NJ
Net price / year$5,726PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown
Moorestown, NJ
Net price / year$39,141PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University
Bloomfield, NJ
Net price / year$28,014Payback8.6 years
Weak ROI
American Institute-Clifton
CLIFTON, NJ
Net price / year$20,371PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Net price / year$24,800Payback3.9 years
Weak ROI
Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin
Iselin, NJ
Net price / year$37,819PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Eastwick College-Nutley
Nutley, NJ
Net price / year$17,206PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Saint Elizabeth University
Morristown, NJ
Net price / year$23,125Payback19.8 years
Weak ROI
Fortis Institute-Wayne
Wayne, NJ
Net price / year$24,009PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Pillar College
Newark, NJ
Net price / year$8,470PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School
Toms River, NJ
Net price / year$10,828PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Eastern International College-Jersey City
Jersey City, NJ
Net price / year$21,111PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus
Paramus, NJ
Net price / year$41,121PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
American Institute-Toms River
Toms River, NJ
Net price / year$19,781PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Parisian Beauty School
Hackensack, NJ
Net price / year$32,141PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
American Institute-Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill, NJ
Net price / year$21,458PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville, NJ
Net price / year$22,336PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
American Institute-Somerset
Somerset, NJ
Net price / year$20,464PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness
Voorhees, NJ
Net price / year$17,818PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield
South Plainfield, NJ
Net price / year$31,575PaybackNot available