Economics at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you plan to study economics, 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 Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers New Brunswick Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

Rutgers New Brunswick Economics Rankings

The economics major at Rutgers New Brunswick is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	59
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	88
International Students	63
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Rutgers New Brunswick Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of economics master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 Economics	387
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	17

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Other Social Sciences

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	19,330	$87,210
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Survey Researchers	480	$76,040
Economics Professors	340	$117,220
Economists	180	$100,500

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.