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Social Work at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Social Work at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 705 students received their master's degree in social work.

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Social Work Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work
  • Doctorate Degree in Social Work

Rutgers New Brunswick Social Work Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Social Work Master’s Program

87% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 705 social work majors earned their master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 87% were women.

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In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 5% 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 social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 27
Black or African American 143
Hispanic or Latino 151
White 344
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 34

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 5,060 $67,700
Marriage and Family Therapists 4,150 $72,380
Social and Community Service Managers 3,370 $88,570
Healthcare Social Workers 3,120 $64,570
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 2,790 $73,810

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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