General Public Health at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you are interested in studying general public health, you may want to check out the program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 students attend the school each year.

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

Rutgers New Brunswick General Public Health Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health
Master’s Degree in General Public Health

Rutgers New Brunswick General Public Health Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick General Public Health Master’s Program

75% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. Rutgers New Brunswick does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	50
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Health Services Administration

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,260	$116,750
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190
Community Health Workers	1,250	$51,560

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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