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Health Sciences & Services at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Health Sciences & Services at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you plan to study health sciences and services, 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. Of the 8,803 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University - New Brunswick in 2021, 27 of them were health sciences and services majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers New Brunswick Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science
  • Master’s Degree in Health Science
  • Doctorate Degree in Health Science

Online Classes Are Available at Rutgers New Brunswick

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Rutgers New Brunswick does offer online education options in health science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

Rutgers New Brunswick Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health science progam at Rutgers New Brunswick compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at Rutgers New Brunswick is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Health Sciences & Services Doctor’s Degree Schools 7
19
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools 43
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools 53
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 329

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in health science from Rutgers New Brunswick. This makes it the #43 most popular school for health science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in health science, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Rutgers New Brunswick Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rutgers New Brunswick is $33,500. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $31,369 for all health science bachelor's degree recipients.

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Health Science Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health science bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health science 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 health science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Rutgers New Brunswick Health Sciences & Services Master’s Program

100% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The health science program at Rutgers New Brunswick awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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

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

Rutgers New Brunswick also has a doctoral program available in health science. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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
Community Health Workers 1,250 $51,560

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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