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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in public policy from Rutgers New Brunswick.

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.

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in public policy from Rutgers New Brunswick. This makes it the #29 most popular school for public policy master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

The public policy program at Rutgers New Brunswick awarded 21 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Rutgers New Brunswick Public Policy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a master's degree in public policy from Rutgers New Brunswick. About 55% of these graduates were women and the other 45% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in public policy each year. Rutgers New Brunswick does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than 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	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rutgers New Brunswick also has a doctoral program available in public policy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Social Work

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.