Urban Studies at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a urban studies school? To help you decide if Rutgers University - New Brunswick is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's urban studies program.

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 Urban Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers New Brunswick Urban Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies

Rutgers New Brunswick Urban Studies Rankings

The urban studies major at Rutgers New Brunswick is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Urban Studies. 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.

Urban Studies Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Urban Studies Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of urban studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical urban studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Rutgers New Brunswick since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its urban studies 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 urban studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Urban Studies

Urban Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Urban Studies/Affairs	7

Careers That Urban Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in urban studies 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
Urban and Regional Planners	440	$74,120
Social Sciences Professors	230	$100,810
Sociologists	40	$106,470

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
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