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Political Science & Government at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Political Science & Government at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411. In 2021, 173 political science majors received their bachelor's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science & Government section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers New Brunswick Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
  • Master’s Degree in Political Science
  • Doctorate Degree in Political Science

Rutgers New Brunswick Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Rutgers New Brunswick is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science & Government. 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, 15 students received their master’s degree in political science from Rutgers New Brunswick. This makes it the #25 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Rutgers New Brunswick Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rutgers New Brunswick is $33,744. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

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Political Science Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 173 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in political science from Rutgers New Brunswick in 2021, 51% were men and 49% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political science 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 political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 32
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 79
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

Rutgers New Brunswick Political Science & Government Master’s Program

73% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a master's degree in political science from Rutgers New Brunswick. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men.

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In the political science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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 political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Rutgers New Brunswick also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science 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
Managers 18,370 $138,820
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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