Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ · Public · Graduate degree-granting

Rutgers University-New Brunswick is a public institution in New Brunswick, New Jersey, accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. With 37,751 students, it is a large institution. Graduates earn a median of $74,479 ten years after enrollment, which is 83% above the national median of $40,747. In terms of completion, the graduation rate is 84.3%. Regarding affordability, median graduate debt is $21,500, yielding an earnings-to-debt ratio of 3.46x. The average net price after financial aid is $24,406 per year. The most popular programs include Computer & Information Sciences, Social Work, Psychology, Finance, and Biology.

Key Outcomes

Median Earnings (10yr)

$74,479

Graduation Rate

84.3%

Median Debt

$21,500

Average Net Price

$24,406

Earnings-to-Cost Ratio

0.76x

Earnings-to-Debt Ratio

3.46x

Admissions & Enrollment

Total Enrollment

37,751

Admission Rate

58.1%

Average SAT

1410

Retention Rate

93.0%

Cost

In-State Tuition

$17,929

Out-of-State Tuition

$37,441

Pell Grant Rate

27.9%

Federal Loan Rate

34.8%

Net Cost by Family Income

Income $0–$30K

$16,343

Income $30K–$48K

$16,210

Income $48K–$75K

$18,282

Income $110K+

$35,016

Student Demographics

Women

55.4%

White

29.9%

Black

7.0%

Hispanic

15.9%

Asian

33.6%

Two or More Races

3.6%

Student Loan Performance

Repayment Rate (3yr)

69.7%

Accreditations

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics — Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics, Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship, Didactic Program in Dietetics (Accredited)
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education — Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs (Accredited)
American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education — Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree (Accredited)
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation — Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs, Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs, Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs, School Psychology (SCPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs (Accredited)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology — Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs (Preaccredited)
Commission on English Language Program Accreditation — English Language (Accredited)
Council on Education for Public Health — Public Health (PHG) - Graduate level school of public health, Public Health Programs (PHPB) — Baccalaureate only level programs offered outside a school of public health (Accredited)
Middle States Commission on Higher Education — Institutional Accreditation (Accredited)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation — Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs (Accredited)
National Association of Schools of Dance, Commission on Accreditation — Dance (DANCE) (Accredited)
National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation — Music (MUS) (Accredited)
Teacher Education Accreditation Council, Accreditation Committee — Graduate Teacher Education Accreditation Council (GTEAC) - Graduate programs (Preaccredited)

Programs (254)

Bachelor (88)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Computer & Information Sciences	$125,303	684
Psychology	$56,479	585
Finance	$100,695	468
Biology	$68,306	432
Public Health	$74,633	361
Human Resources Management	$75,850	357
Business Administration & Management	$83,606	351
Registered Nursing	$99,155	333
Information Science	$87,757	323
Sports & Fitness	$71,844	322
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$126,906	303
Electrical Engineering	$108,296	289
Communications	$69,709	280
Economics	$86,120	253
Political Science	$63,765	219
Marketing	$74,813	188
Mechanical Engineering	$94,561	182
Criminal Justice & Corrections	$61,817	167
Cell Biology	$70,021	161
Biomedical Engineering	$89,850	139
Accounting	$89,087	124
Journalism	$62,670	120
Mathematics	$81,845	102
English Language & Literature	$55,337	96
History	$54,657	95
Chemical Engineering	$100,729	94
Civil Engineering	$87,557	85
Social Work	$56,797	81
Animal Sciences	$54,509	71
Natural Resources Conservation	$67,805	63
Industrial Engineering	$94,382	61
Music	$56,008	61
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	$79,510	60
Biotechnology	$87,600	55
Fine Arts	$52,450	54
Aerospace Engineering	$94,598	52
Statistics	$80,721	51
Sociology	$55,197	51
Drama & Theater Arts	$42,712	45
Linguistics	$60,883	41
Genetics	$83,484	41
Physics	$67,544	41
Cognitive Science	Not reported	40
Philosophy	$58,891	39
Allied Health Diagnostic & Treatment	$87,399	38
Engineering Science	$91,309	37
Health Services	$68,108	37
Social Sciences, Other	$80,700	36
Natural Resources Management	$52,242	34
Nutrition Sciences	$64,441	30
Chemistry	$73,245	30
Design & Applied Arts	$57,313	29
Food Science & Technology	$80,979	27
Clinical Laboratory Science	$84,376	27
City & Regional Planning	$68,786	26
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	$63,679	26
Dance	$51,736	24
Anthropology	$56,468	21
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	$47,306	21
Agricultural Engineering	Not reported	19
Microbiology	Not reported	19
Agriculture	Not reported	17
Landscape Architecture	$65,863	17
Romance Languages	$66,519	17
Ethnic & Gender Studies	$55,164	15
Atmospheric Sciences	Not reported	15
Plant Sciences	Not reported	14
East Asian Languages	Not reported	14
Ecology	$47,553	14
Public Policy Analysis	$74,865	14
Environmental Design	Not reported	12
Geography	$56,979	12
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering	$98,046	11
Astronomy	Not reported	11
Health Services Administration	$59,921	11
Geological Sciences	$70,106	10
Area Studies	$58,245	8
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Not reported	7
Urban Studies/Affairs	$59,261	6
Zoology	Not reported	4
Religion	Not reported	3
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$51,581	0
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$61,901	0
Education	$59,775	Not reported
Liberal Arts & Sciences	$74,122	Not reported
Clinical Psychology	$59,913	Not reported
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	$67,099	Not reported
Management Information Systems	$89,098	Not reported

Master (73)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Social Work	$66,438	616
Biology	$84,839	300
Computer & Information Sciences	$121,183	274
Public Health	$85,904	229
Library Science	$64,520	149
Human Resources Management	$87,588	145
Biological and Physical Sciences	$125,457	115
Sustainability Studies	$80,622	105
Information Science	$76,249	98
Secondary Education	$69,291	98
Special Education	$66,728	63
Teacher Education	$64,968	63
Chemical Engineering	Not reported	59
Allied Health Diagnostic & Treatment	$137,728	56
Statistics	$127,279	55
Cognitive Psychology	Not reported	54
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	$75,713	47
Electrical Engineering	Not reported	45
Psychology	$79,478	44
Public Policy Analysis	$89,111	40
Pharmacy	$174,192	36
Mechanical Engineering	Not reported	35
Medical Illustration	Not reported	35
Biomedical Engineering	$108,578	33
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition	Not reported	33
Industrial Engineering	Not reported	26
Sports & Fitness	$77,323	25
Civil Engineering	$108,638	23
Political Science	$68,463	23
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Not reported	23
Music	Not reported	21
Economics	Not reported	20
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$65,081	18
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	Not reported	17
Fine Arts	$66,086	17
Communication Disorders	Not reported	17
Mathematics	Not reported	16
Romance Languages	Not reported	15
Landscape Architecture	Not reported	14
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering	Not reported	14
Engineering-Related Fields	Not reported	14
Registered Nursing	$122,331	14
Clinical Laboratory Science	Not reported	13
Natural Resources Conservation	Not reported	12
East Asian Languages	Not reported	12
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Not reported	11
English Language & Literature	Not reported	11
Genetics	Not reported	11
Nutrition Sciences	Not reported	11
Public Relations	Not reported	10
Health Services Administration	$95,935	9
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$104,397	9
Geological Sciences	Not reported	8
Chemistry	Not reported	7
Food Science & Technology	Not reported	6
Ethnic & Gender Studies	Not reported	6
Sociology	Not reported	6
Education	Not reported	5
Microbiology	Not reported	5
Physics	Not reported	5
Radio, Television & Film	Not reported	4
Educational Administration	Not reported	4
Systems Engineering	Not reported	4
Ecology	Not reported	4
History	$56,792	4
Germanic Languages	Not reported	3
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Not reported	3
Atmospheric Sciences	Not reported	3
Rhetoric & Composition	$58,664	Not reported
Criminal Justice & Corrections	$75,983	Not reported
Public Administration	$74,870	Not reported
Business Administration & Management	$155,535	Not reported
Accounting	$106,813	Not reported

Doctoral (52)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Registered Nursing	$161,430	156
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	$86,084	87
Psychology	$95,771	44
Biology	$157,286	26
Computer & Information Sciences	Not reported	25
Social Work	$105,646	22
Electrical Engineering	Not reported	20
Mechanical Engineering	Not reported	16
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Not reported	15
Mathematics	Not reported	15
Educational Administration	Not reported	14
Chemical Engineering	Not reported	14
Physics	Not reported	14
Chemistry	Not reported	12
Clinical Psychology	Not reported	12
Food Science & Technology	Not reported	11
Biomedical Engineering	Not reported	11
Pharmacology	Not reported	11
Romance Languages	Not reported	10
Botany	Not reported	10
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition	Not reported	10
City & Regional Planning	Not reported	9
Education	Not reported	9
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering	Not reported	8
Ethnic & Gender Studies	Not reported	7
Civil Engineering	Not reported	7
Linguistics	Not reported	7
Microbiology	Not reported	7
Economics	Not reported	7
Clinical Laboratory Science	Not reported	7
Human Resources Management	Not reported	7
History	Not reported	7
Natural Resources Conservation	Not reported	6
Information Science	Not reported	6
English Language & Literature	Not reported	6
Ecology	Not reported	6
Philosophy	Not reported	6
Medical Illustration	Not reported	6
Cell Biology	Not reported	5
Fine Arts	Not reported	5
Nutrition Sciences	Not reported	4
Anthropology	Not reported	4
Geography	Not reported	4
Sociology	Not reported	4
Pharmacy	$143,480	4
Industrial Engineering	Not reported	3
Genetics	Not reported	3
Statistics	Not reported	3
Geological Sciences	Not reported	3
Political Science	Not reported	3
Music	Not reported	3
Law	$106,575	Not reported

First Professional (4)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Medicine	$96,288	332
Pharmacy	Not reported	182
Dentistry	$159,660	127
Music	Not reported	16

Associate (4)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Allied Health & Medical Assisting	$50,738	22
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	Not reported	10
Dental Support Services	$75,372	0
Allied Health Diagnostic & Treatment	$90,232	0

Post-bachelor's Certificate (1)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Public Health	$82,996	Not reported

Graduate Certificate (3)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Public Health	Not reported	48
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Not reported	31
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition	$74,996	0

Undergraduate Certificate (1)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Allied Health Diagnostic & Treatment	Not reported	4

Show 28 additional programs with limited data

Program	Level	Completers
Agricultural Engineering	Master	2
Germanic Languages	Bachelor	2
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Doctoral	2
Pharmacology	Master	2
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	Bachelor	2
Neuroscience	Doctoral	2
Biological and Physical Sciences	Doctoral	2
Sports & Fitness	Doctoral	2
Health Services Administration	Undergraduate Certificate	2
Public Health	Doctoral	2
Agricultural Business	Master	1
Animal Sciences	Doctoral	1
Special Education	Doctoral	1
Teacher Education	Doctoral	1
Operations Research	Doctoral	1
Linguistics	Master	1
Germanic Languages	Doctoral	1
Botany	Master	1
Cell Biology	Master	1
Zoology	Master	1
Zoology	Doctoral	1
Neuroscience	Graduate Certificate	1
Religion	Master	1
Atmospheric Sciences	Doctoral	1
Geography	Master	1
Health Services Administration	Doctoral	1
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Graduate Certificate	1
Registered Nursing	Graduate Certificate	1