Social Sciences at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick stacks up to those at other schools.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 students attend the school each year.

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Rutgers New Brunswick is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #64 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Rutgers New Brunswick since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	120
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	97
White	238
International Students	73
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Rutgers New Brunswick Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Rutgers New Brunswick does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	16
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	404
Political Science & Government	192
Other Social Sciences	35
Sociology	34
Anthropology	24
Geography & Cartography	22
Urban Studies	7

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• English Language & Literature

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social 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
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	19,330	$87,210
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Statisticians	1,230	$116,090

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.