Environmental Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you are interested in studying environmental science, 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 Environmental Science section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers New Brunswick Environmental Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bioenvironmental Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Bioenvironmental Sciences

Rutgers New Brunswick Environmental Science Rankings

The bioenvironmental sciences major at Rutgers New Brunswick is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Science. 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioenvironmental sciences, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioenvironmental Sciences Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Environmental Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its bioenvironmental sciences 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 bioenvironmental sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Rutgers New Brunswick Environmental Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of bioenvironmental sciences master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a bioenvironmental sciences master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick, 75% 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 bioenvironmental sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Environmental Studies

Careers That Bioenvironmental Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioenvironmental sciences 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,670	$80,350
Environmental Science Professors	160	$103,650

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.