Women’s Studies at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you plan to study women's studies, 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 has a total student population of 50,411.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Women's Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers New Brunswick Women’s Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Women’s Studies
• Master’s Degree in Women’s Studies

Rutgers New Brunswick Women’s Studies Rankings

The women's studies major at Rutgers New Brunswick is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Women's Studies. 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in women's studies, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Women's Studies Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the women’s studies majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of women's studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in women's studies at Rutgers New Brunswick are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Rutgers New Brunswick Women’s Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of women's studies master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in women's studies each year. Rutgers New Brunswick does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a women's studies master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick, 67% were white. This is above average 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 women's studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• African American Studies

Careers That Women’s Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in women's studies 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

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.