Major Programs and Completers by Degrees | William Paterson University of New Jersey

Degree Programs Overview

William Paterson University of New Jersey offers 208 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 3 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 2,765 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at William Paterson University of New Jersey. 1,847 students completed bachelor's programs and 859 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at William Paterson University of New Jersey. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Bachelor's	60	NOT OFFERED	1,847	716	1,131
Master's	39	NOT OFFERED	859	220	639
Doctor's	62	2	16	2	14
Post-Graduate Certificate	46	1	43	8	35

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from William Paterson University of New Jersey. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program has the highest salary ($82,170) after graduation and the Computer and Information Sciences, General program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $66,449 average salary.

Bachelor
Master

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$82,170	$6,848	$21,793	$231
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$66,449	$5,537	$25,500	$270
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$64,085	$5,340	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$54,948	$4,579	$20,834	$221
Finance and Financial Management Services	$54,359	$4,530	$19,786	$210
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$53,191	$4,433	-	-
Accounting and Related Services	$52,715	$4,393	$22,000	$233
Mathematics	$51,676	$4,306	$24,020	$255
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$48,571	$4,048	$20,750	$220
Economics	$48,377	$4,031	$22,500	$239
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$47,283	$3,940	$22,250	$236
Marketing	$46,785	$3,899	$23,000	$244

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Educational Administration and Supervision	$73,341	$6,112	$26,449	$301
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$72,250	$6,021	$21,066	$240
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$71,545	$5,962	$40,758	$464
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$61,464	$5,122	$27,245	$310
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$46,389	$3,866	$49,500	$563

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the most completers of 419 and the Business Administration and Management Master program has the second most completers of 310 students.

Bachelor
Master

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	419	65	354
Psychology	179	34	145
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	123	73	50
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	98	54	44
Management Science	64	36	28
Finance	61	49	12
Music	59	36	23
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	56	10	46
Art/Art Studies	55	26	29
Accounting	55	34	21

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	310	108	202
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	140	12	128
Educational Leadership and Administration	88	24	64
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	50	1	49
Special Education and Teaching	49	4	45
Clinical Psychology	29	7	22
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	28	6	22
Communication Sciences and Disorders	25	-	25
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	21	5	16
Secondary Education and Teaching	16	8	8

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Asian Studies/Civilization	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Latin American Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
African-American/Black Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Disability Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	98	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Organizational Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Relations/Image Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Sports Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Human-Centered Technology Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	88	NOT OFFERED	1
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	49	NOT OFFERED	11
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	3
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	12	0	0
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	16	0	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED	0
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	0	2
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	0
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	0	0

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Legal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	56	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	51	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Exercise Physiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biotechnology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	10	0	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Computational and Applied Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate
Behavioral Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Computer Interaction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Science, General	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	1	0	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43	15	0	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Applied and Professional Ethics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Materials Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	179	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	9	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	123	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Community Organization and Advocacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Geography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	4	0	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	47	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Applied/Public Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Urban Studies/Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	1	0	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	59	5	0	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Pedagogy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Communication Sciences and Disorders	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	25	0	NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	419	140	0	4
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	310	0	1
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	NOT OFFERED	0	0
Accounting and Related Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	61	8	0	NOT OFFERED
Financial Planning and Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	64	4	0	0
Actuarial Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43	NOT OFFERED	0	0
Selling Skills and Sales Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	0	0	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	310	0	1
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	NOT OFFERED	0	0
Accounting and Related Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	61	8	0	NOT OFFERED
Financial Planning and Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	64	4	0	0
Actuarial Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43	NOT OFFERED	0	0
Selling Skills and Sales Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	0	0	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	0	0	NOT OFFERED
History (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

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