Public Administration at Rutgers University - Newark

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

Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 13,231 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 138 students received their master's degree in public admin.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Public Admin

Online Classes Are Available at Rutgers Newark

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Rutgers Newark does offer online courses in public admin for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 138 public admin majors earned their master's degree from Rutgers Newark. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 20% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	39
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.