General Education at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you are interested in studying general 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 has a total student population of 50,411.

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

Rutgers New Brunswick General Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Education

Rutgers New Brunswick General Education Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #58 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 General Education Master’s Program

60% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of education master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. Rutgers New Brunswick does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	10

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
Education Professors	1,400	$88,870

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
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