Public Policy at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you are interested in studying public policy, 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 Public Policy section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers New Brunswick Public Policy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy
• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

Rutgers New Brunswick Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at Rutgers New Brunswick is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Policy. 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.

Public Policy Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public policy 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 public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rutgers New Brunswick Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in public policy each year. Rutgers New Brunswick does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 7% 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 public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	14
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Policy

The following public policy concentations are available at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. 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 Public Policy Analysis	50

Related Majors

Careers That Public Policy Grads May Go Into

A degree in public policy 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,260	$116,750
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190
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
• Image Credit: By Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.