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Political Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Political Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you plan to study political science, 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 Political Science section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers New Brunswick Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci
  • Master’s Degree in Poly Sci

Rutgers New Brunswick Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at Rutgers New Brunswick is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Political Science Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its poly sci 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 poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 38
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 46
White 96
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Rutgers New Brunswick Political Science Master’s Program

65% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 10
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci 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

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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