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Best Trade Programs in New Jersey (2026)

Top 100 of 283 programs in New Jersey · Updated 2026

The best trade school programs in New Jersey, ranked by overall value. We scored 283 programs across New Jersey trade schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $50,293/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in NJ

283

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$50,293/yr

Avg TSW Score

70/100

#1 Program

Criminal Justice

Camden County College

Top Trade Programs in New Jersey

Top 100 programs by TSW Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	TSW Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
1	Criminal Justice Camden County College · Blackwood, NJ	90 85–91	$59,298/yr	Resilient	195.5x
2	Practical Nursing Essex County College · Newark, NJ	84 83–85	$62,448/yr	AI-Proof	115.8x
3	Nursing Atlantic Cape Community College · Mays Landing, NJ	85 79–86	$73,336/yr	Moderate	87.2x
4	Nursing Bergen Community College · Paramus, NJ	88 80–89	$76,147/yr	Moderate	116.3x
5	Nursing Brookdale Community College · Lincroft, NJ	85 78–85	$80,574/yr	Moderate	80.7x
6	Nursing Rowan College at Burlington County · Mount Laurel, NJ	84 78–85	$71,796/yr	Moderate	81.8x
7	Nursing Camden County College · Blackwood, NJ	87 81–88	$76,681/yr	Moderate	107.9x
8	Nursing Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus · Vineland, NJ	86 78–86	$71,929/yr	Moderate	90.1x
9	Nursing Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus · Sewell, NJ	86 78–86	$71,929/yr	Moderate	90.1x
10	Nursing Hudson County Community College · Jersey City, NJ	86 81–87	$92,941/yr	Moderate	92.6x
11	Nursing Mercer County Community College · West Windsor, NJ	84 79–84	$74,795/yr	Moderate	72.6x
12	Nursing Ocean County College · Toms River, NJ	86 81–86	$82,925/yr	Moderate	89.7x
13	Nursing Salem Community College · Carneys Point, NJ	81 76–82	$74,062/yr	Moderate	59.2x
14	Nursing Raritan Valley Community College · Branchburg, NJ	85 79–85	$82,020/yr	Moderate	80.1x
15	Nursing UCNJ Union College of Union County NJ · Cranford, NJ	86 80–87	$82,581/yr	Moderate	91.2x
16	Practical Nursing UCNJ Union College of Union County NJ · Cranford, NJ	84 82–84	$57,957/yr	AI-Proof	118.9x
17	Nursing Essex County College · Newark, NJ	86 77–86	$70,500/yr	Moderate	91.0x
18	Nursing Middlesex College · Edison, NJ	86 79–86	$69,896/yr	Moderate	93.4x
19	Practical Nursing Eastwick College-Hackensack · Hackensack, NJ	72 70–72	$58,986/yr	AI-Proof	38.8x
20	Nursing Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing · Englewood Cliffs, NJ	76 70–76	$78,831/yr	Moderate	38.6x
21	Medical Assisting Essex County College · Newark, NJ	73 69–73	$54,592/yr	Resilient	56.3x
22	Practical Nursing MCVSD · Freehold, NJ	70 68–71	$62,124/yr	AI-Proof	—
23	Criminal Justice Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus · Vineland, NJ	77 73–78	$38,144/yr	Resilient	71.7x
24	Criminal Justice Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus · Sewell, NJ	77 73–78	$38,144/yr	Resilient	71.7x
25	Business Raritan Valley Community College · Branchburg, NJ	76 66–78	$38,387/yr	Moderate	55.3x
26	Nursing Jersey College · Teterboro, NJ	74 68–74	$79,852/yr	Moderate	—
27	Practical Nursing Jersey College · Teterboro, NJ	69 67–70	$55,950/yr	AI-Proof	—
28	Practical Nursing Universal Training Institute · Perth Amboy, NJ	69 67–70	$58,535/yr	AI-Proof	—
29	Practical Nursing Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin · Iselin, NJ	69 66–69	$54,390/yr	AI-Proof	—
30	Practical Nursing Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing · Englewood Cliffs, NJ	69 68–70	$62,684/yr	AI-Proof	23.8x
31	Business Passaic County Community College · Paterson, NJ	73 64–75	$35,905/yr	Moderate	48.9x
32	Business Administration Thomas Edison State University · Trenton, NJ	74 70–76	$45,973/yr	Moderate	33.6x
33	Medical Assisting UCNJ Union College of Union County NJ · Cranford, NJ	72 67–73	$48,332/yr	Resilient	58.6x
34	Practical Nursing Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown · Moorestown, NJ	69 66–69	$54,390/yr	AI-Proof	—
35	Nursing Eastern International College-Jersey City · Jersey City, NJ	72 67–73	$90,216/yr	Moderate	25.5x
36	Practical Nursing Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus · Paramus, NJ	69 66–69	$54,390/yr	AI-Proof	—
37	Business Administration Camden County College · Blackwood, NJ	76 66–78	$33,780/yr	Moderate	71.5x
38	Practical Nursing Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill · Cherry Hill, NJ	68 65–68	$49,653/yr	AI-Proof	—
39	Practical Nursing Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City · West Atlantic City, NJ	68 65–68	$49,653/yr	AI-Proof	—
40	Practical Nursing Ocean County Vocational-Technical School · Toms River, NJ	68 65–68	$49,629/yr	AI-Proof	—
41	Nursing Best Care College · East Orange, NJ	72 66–73	$64,864/yr	Moderate	—
42	Culinary Arts Atlantic Cape Community College · Mays Landing, NJ	67 66–67	$31,639/yr	AI-Proof	31.5x
43	Allied Health Professions Bergen Community College · Paramus, NJ	74 70–75	$72,486/yr	Resilient	84.6x
44	Allied Health Professions Rowan College at Burlington County · Mount Laurel, NJ	74 71–75	$81,015/yr	Resilient	79.6x
45	Business Administration Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus · Vineland, NJ	72 63–74	$33,605/yr	Moderate	48.8x
46	Business Administration Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus · Sewell, NJ	72 63–74	$33,605/yr	Moderate	48.8x
47	Criminal Justice Middlesex College · Edison, NJ	69 62–71	$32,712/yr	Resilient	53.6x
48	Business Administration Middlesex College · Edison, NJ	73 64–76	$33,090/yr	Moderate	59.9x
49	Allied Health Professions Brookdale Community College · Lincroft, NJ	70 66–71	$65,905/yr	Resilient	64.3x
50	Business Administration Brookdale Community College · Lincroft, NJ	71 62–73	$33,473/yr	Moderate	44.8x
51	Allied Health Professions County College of Morris · Randolph, NJ	68 65–68	$66,060/yr	Resilient	54.3x
52	Business Administration Essex County College · Newark, NJ	71 62–73	$32,638/yr	Moderate	48.2x
53	Allied Health Professions Hudson County Community College · Jersey City, NJ	70 67–70	$64,320/yr	Resilient	63.1x
54	Allied Health Professions Middlesex College · Edison, NJ	73 68–73	$64,174/yr	Resilient	83.2x
55	IT Management Brookdale Community College · Lincroft, NJ	69 59–73	$40,282/yr	Exposed	48.5x
56	Criminal Justice UCNJ Union College of Union County NJ · Cranford, NJ	66 58–68	$30,629/yr	Resilient	48.1x
57	Business Strayer University-New Jersey · Piscataway, NJ	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	Moderate	19.1x
58	Practical Nursing Best Care College · East Orange, NJ	64 62–65	$40,687/yr	AI-Proof	—
59	Dental Assisting Bergen Community College · Paramus, NJ	69 66–69	$62,663/yr	Resilient	66.0x
60	Allied Health Professions Bergen Community College · Paramus, NJ	74 71–75	$56,999/yr	Resilient	118.8x
61	Allied Health Professions Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus · Vineland, NJ	69 64–70	$54,623/yr	Resilient	71.7x
62	Allied Health Professions Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus · Sewell, NJ	69 64–70	$54,623/yr	Resilient	71.7x
63	Culinary Arts Hudson County Community College · Jersey City, NJ	63 59–64	$26,170/yr	AI-Proof	34.6x
64	Business Administration Hudson County Community College · Jersey City, NJ	68 64–70	$34,810/yr	Moderate	33.7x
65	Dental Assisting Middlesex College · Edison, NJ	70 65–70	$59,451/yr	Resilient	76.1x
66	Criminal Justice Brookdale Community College · Lincroft, NJ	64 57–66	$30,595/yr	Resilient	42.1x
67	Criminal Justice Camden County College · Blackwood, NJ	65 58–68	$27,603/yr	Resilient	60.0x
68	Criminal Justice Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus · Vineland, NJ	64 57–67	$28,991/yr	Resilient	46.7x
69	Criminal Justice Essex County College · Newark, NJ	65 59–67	$31,908/yr	Resilient	40.7x
70	Criminal Justice Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus · Sewell, NJ	64 57–67	$28,991/yr	Resilient	46.7x
71	Business Administration Mercer County Community College · West Windsor, NJ	67 63–69	$33,785/yr	Moderate	32.2x
72	Business Administration Ocean County College · Toms River, NJ	67 60–69	$29,330/yr	Moderate	42.6x
73	Business UCNJ Union College of Union County NJ · Cranford, NJ	64 56–67	$27,225/yr	Moderate	51.2x
74	IT Management Strayer University-New Jersey · Piscataway, NJ	68 61–71	$61,810/yr	Exposed	20.1x
75	Practical Nursing Berkeley College-Woodland Park · Woodland Park, NJ	62 61–63	$46,611/yr	AI-Proof	12.3x
76	Criminal Justice Rowan College at Burlington County · Mount Laurel, NJ	63 55–65	$27,775/yr	Resilient	48.5x
77	Criminal Justice Ocean County College · Toms River, NJ	63 56–65	$27,321/yr	Resilient	49.0x
78	Criminal Justice Sussex County Community College · Newton, NJ	64 59–66	$32,079/yr	Resilient	36.7x
79	Practical Nursing Healthcare Training Institute · Union, NJ	61 59–62	$35,361/yr	AI-Proof	—
80	Vehicle Repair Technology Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield · Bloomfield, NJ	59 57–59	$40,469/yr	AI-Proof	—
81	Dental Assisting Camden County College · Blackwood, NJ	64 61–64	$47,009/yr	Resilient	58.8x
82	Health Administration Eastwick College-Nutley · Nutley, NJ	64 59–67	$37,622/yr	Moderate	25.5x
83	Business Administration Sussex County Community College · Newton, NJ	64 55–67	$27,166/yr	Moderate	44.3x
84	Precision Metalworking Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield · Bloomfield, NJ	53 52–54	$39,141/yr	AI-Proof	—
85	Dental Assisting Fortis Institute-Wayne · Wayne, NJ	61 57–61	$70,276/yr	Resilient	—
86	Electrical Installation Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin · Iselin, NJ	59 56–60	$37,554/yr	AI-Proof	—
87	Business Administration County College of Morris · Randolph, NJ	61 53–63	$25,607/yr	Moderate	44.8x
88	Precision Metalworking Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield · South Plainfield, NJ	52 51–53	$37,249/yr	AI-Proof	—
89	Criminal Justice Passaic County Community College · Paterson, NJ	65 57–67	$23,559/yr	Resilient	76.4x
90	Vehicle Repair Technology Pennco Tech-Blackwood · Blackwood, NJ	57 55–57	$36,800/yr	AI-Proof	—
91	Medical Assisting Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ	61 57–62	$50,530/yr	Resilient	15.4x
92	Precision Metalworking Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah · Mahwah, NJ	52 51–53	$37,249/yr	AI-Proof	—
93	Health Administration Advantage Career Institute · Eatontown, NJ	63 57–66	$33,808/yr	Moderate	—
94	Allied Health Professions Fortis Institute-Wayne · Wayne, NJ	60 56–60	$54,855/yr	Resilient	—
95	Vehicle Repair Technology Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield · South Plainfield, NJ	56 54–57	$35,905/yr	AI-Proof	—
96	Vehicle Repair Technology Lincoln Technical Institute-Union · Union, NJ	56 54–57	$35,905/yr	AI-Proof	—
97	Liberal Arts & Humanities Thomas Edison State University · Trenton, NJ	57 57–57	$50,524/yr	AI-Proof	46.0x
98	Vehicle Repair Technology Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah · Mahwah, NJ	56 54–57	$35,905/yr	AI-Proof	—
99	Vehicle Repair Technology Ocean County Vocational-Technical School · Toms River, NJ	55 54–56	$34,603/yr	AI-Proof	—
100	Culinary Arts Eastwick College-Hackensack · Hackensack, NJ	58 55–58	$29,123/yr	AI-Proof	7.6x

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 trade programs at New Jersey schools, drawn from 283 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best trade program in New Jersey?

By TradeSchoolOutlook Score, Criminal Justice at Camden County College ranks #1 in New Jersey with a score of 90/100 and graduate earnings of $59,298/yr.

How many trade programs are in New Jersey?

Our database includes 283 trade programs across New Jersey schools with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.