Programs & majors brief
Rutgers University-New Brunswick Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Rutgers University-New Brunswick?
79 of 79 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 251 | $126,906 | #5 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 613 | $125,303 | #18 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 224 | $108,296 | #22 |
| Chemical Engineering | 100 | $100,729 | #41 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 418 | $100,695 | #27 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 344 | $99,155 | #71 |
| Ceramic Sciences and Engineering | 20 | $98,046 | — |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 40 | $94,598 | #41 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 178 | $94,561 | #76 |
| Industrial Engineering | 41 | $94,382 | #53 |
| Engineering Science | 34 | $91,309 | #4 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 103 | $89,850 | #63 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 151 | $89,087 | #62 |
| Information Science/Studies | 385 | $87,757 | #17 |
| Biotechnology | 56 | $87,600 | #3 |
| Civil Engineering | 77 | $87,557 | #85 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 30 | $87,399 | #19 |
| Economics | 262 | $86,120 | #77 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 36 | $84,376 | #10 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 293 | $83,606 | #54 |
| Genetics | 45 | $83,484 | #2 |
| Mathematics | 115 | $81,845 | #53 |
| Food Science and Technology | 32 | $80,979 | #5 |
| Statistics | 48 | $80,721 | #31 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 41 | $80,700 | #2 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 52 | $79,510 | #12 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 406 | $75,850 | #12 |
| Public Policy Analysis small degree count | 18 | $74,865 | — |
| Marketing | 155 | $74,813 | #64 |
| Public Health | 394 | $74,633 | #12 |
| Chemistry | 40 | $73,245 | #36 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 369 | $71,844 | #11 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 193 | $70,021 | #12 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 323 | $69,709 | #23 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning small degree count | 13 | $68,786 | — |
| Biology, General | 394 | $68,306 | #49 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 38 | $68,108 | #29 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 58 | $67,805 | #25 |
| Physics | 45 | $67,544 | #63 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 17 | $66,519 | — |
| Landscape Architecture small degree count | 19 | $65,863 | — |
| Nutrition Sciences | 55 | $64,441 | #12 |
| Political Science and Government | 195 | $63,765 | #106 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 32 | $63,679 | #3 |
| Journalism | 115 | $62,670 | #21 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 194 | $61,817 | #25 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 42 | $60,883 | #15 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services small degree count | 6 | $59,921 | — |
| Urban Studies/Affairs small degree count | 6 | $59,261 | — |
| Philosophy | 32 | $58,891 | #27 |
| Area Studies small degree count | 10 | $58,245 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 32 | $57,313 | #75 |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 15 | $56,979 | — |
| Social Work | 83 | $56,797 | #46 |
| Psychology, General | 484 | $56,479 | #68 |
| Anthropology small degree count | 9 | $56,468 | — |
| Music | 44 | $56,008 | #19 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 101 | $55,337 | #73 |
| Sociology | 37 | $55,197 | #119 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 23 | $55,164 | #32 |
| History | 79 | $54,657 | #88 |
| Animal Sciences | 74 | $54,509 | #21 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 48 | $52,450 | #21 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | 35 | $52,242 | #10 |
| Dance | 31 | $51,736 | #7 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology small degree count | 18 | $47,553 | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions small degree count | 19 | $47,306 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 38 | $42,712 | #46 |
| Agriculture, General | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Plant Sciences small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Environmental Design small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Agricultural Engineering small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Cognitive Science | 42 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Rutgers University-New Brunswick?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Rutgers University-New Brunswick majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Genetics#2
- Social Sciences, Other#2
- Biotechnology#3
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts#3
- Engineering Science#4
- Food Science and Technology#5
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods#5
- Dance#7
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy#10
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions#10
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness#11
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology#12
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences#12
- Nutrition Sciences#12
- Public Health#12
- Human Resources Management and Services#12
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services#15
- Information Science/Studies#17
- Computer and Information Sciences, General#18
- Music#19
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions#19
- Animal Sciences#21
- Journalism#21
- Fine and Studio Arts#21
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering#22
- Communication and Media Studies#23
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research#25
- Criminal Justice and Corrections#25
- Philosophy#27
- Finance and Financial Management Services#27
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General#29
- Statistics#31
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies#32
- Chemistry#36
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering#41
- Chemical Engineering#41
- Social Work#46
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft#46
- Biology, General#49
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
Rutgers University-New Brunswick has 68 programs with published earnings data, 56 of which carry an Azimuth national rank. The degree mix is anchored in business and technology.
Business accounts for 19.8% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Computer & Information Sciences at 11.8% and Health Professions at 10.2%. The largest program, Computer and Information Sciences, awards 613 degrees a year and posts median earnings of $125,303 four years after completion, ranking #18 nationally.
Finance is the third-largest at 418 degrees, with earnings of $100,695 and a national rank of #27. The highest-ranked program is Management Science, at #5 nationally, where graduates earn $126,906.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.