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Nursing Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Nursing Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you plan to study nursing science, 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 Nursing Science section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers New Brunswick Nursing Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing Science

Rutgers New Brunswick Nursing Science Rankings

There were 163 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing science, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Science Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Nursing Science Master’s Program

64% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of nursing science master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 15% men graduate in nursing science each year. Rutgers New Brunswick does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

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In the nursing science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% 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 nursing science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Nursing Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses 79,530 $82,750
Nursing Instructors and Professors 2,000 $89,950

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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