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Political Science & Government at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Political Science & Government at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if Rutgers University - New Brunswick is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science 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, 15 students received their master's degree in political science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science & Government section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers New Brunswick Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Political Science
  • Doctorate Degree in Political Science

Rutgers New Brunswick Political Science & Government Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Political Science Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Political Science & Government Master’s Program

73% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The political science program at Rutgers New Brunswick awarded 15 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

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In the political science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 23% 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 political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science 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
Economics Professors 340 $117,220
Economists 180 $100,500

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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