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Public Administration at Rutgers University - Newark

Public Administration at Rutgers University - Newark

If you plan to study public administration, take a look at what Rutgers University - Newark has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 13,231.

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

Rutgers Newark Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Rutgers Newark Public Administration Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Rutgers Newark

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public admin majors at Rutgers University - Newark.

Rutgers Newark Public Administration Master’s Program

68% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 45
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 26
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Public Administration

Public Administration 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 - Newark. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration 139

Careers That Public Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in public admin 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 - Newark.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
General and Operations Managers 43,070 $167,600
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 5,530 $124,130
Social and Community Service Managers 3,370 $88,570

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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