Public Policy at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Every public policy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public policy 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received their master's degree in public policy.

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Public Policy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

Rutgers New Brunswick Public Policy Rankings

Public Policy Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Public Policy Master’s Program

Of the 29 public policy students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Rutgers New Brunswick, about 45% were men and 55% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public policy each year. Rutgers New Brunswick does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than 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 public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Social Work

Careers That Public Policy Grads May Go Into

A degree in public policy 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
Education Professors	1,400	$88,870

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
• Image Credit: By Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.