Education at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Education section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers New Brunswick Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Rutgers New Brunswick Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #204 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of education master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick, 66% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	208
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	112
Special Education	83
Teacher Education Grade Specific	65
Student Counseling	36
Education Philosophy	16
Educational Administration	13
General Education	10

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Library Science
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Teacher Assistants	55,130	$29,150
Elementary School Teachers	41,600	$70,660
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Middle School Teachers	24,980	$72,290
Preschool Teachers	15,820	$40,880

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.