Molecular Genetics at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you plan to study molecular genetics, take a look at what Rutgers University - New Brunswick has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Molecular Genetics section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers New Brunswick Molecular Genetics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular Genetics
• Master’s Degree in Molecular Genetics

Rutgers New Brunswick Molecular Genetics Rankings

The molecular genetics major at Rutgers New Brunswick is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Molecular Genetics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in molecular genetics, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Molecular Genetics Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the molecular genetics majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Molecular Genetics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of molecular genetics bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its molecular genetics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in molecular genetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	16
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Rutgers New Brunswick Molecular Genetics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of molecular genetics master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Of the students who received a molecular genetics master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the molecular genetics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in molecular genetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Molecular Genetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in molecular genetics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Biological Science Professors	1,540	$104,140
Biological Scientists	370	$76,330

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.