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# Rutgers University-New Brunswick Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Rutgers University-New Brunswick?

Rutgers University-New Brunswick publishes four-year earnings for 68 bachelor's fields, and [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 56 of them nationally. The highest-earning program, Management Science, reaches a median of $126,906 four years after completion and holds an Azimuth national rank of #5 on 251 degrees awarded.

Computer and Information Sciences, the largest program by degrees awarded, reports median earnings of $125,303 and an Azimuth national rank of #18 with 613 degrees awarded. By contrast, Psychology reaches a median of $56,479 on 484 degrees awarded, ranked #68 in its field.

Finance sits between them, with 418 degrees awarded, median earnings of $100,695, and an Azimuth national rank of #27.

### Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

-   Business**1,674 · 19.8%**
-   Computer science**998 · 11.8%**
-   Health professions**867 · 10.2%**
-   Engineering**827 · 9.8%**
-   Biological sciences**781 · 9.2%**
-   Other**3,326 · 39.3%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

79 of 79 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 251 degrees awarded**
$126,906

**Computer and Information Sciences, General 613 degrees awarded**
$125,303

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 224 degrees awarded**
$108,296

**Chemical Engineering 100 degrees awarded**
$100,729

**Finance and Financial Management Services 418 degrees awarded**
$100,695

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 344 degrees awarded**
$99,155

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| 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](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at Rutgers University-New Brunswick?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Computer and Information Sciences, General**
613

**Psychology, General**
484

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
418

**Human Resources Management and Services**
406

**Biology, General**
394

**Public Health**
394

**Information Science/Studies**
385

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
369

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
344

**Communication and Media Studies**
323

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do Rutgers University-New Brunswick majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Genetics**#2**
2.  Social Sciences, Other**#2**
3.  Biotechnology**#3**
4.  Film/Video and Photographic Arts**#3**
5.  Engineering Science**#4**
6.  Food Science and Technology**#5**
7.  Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods**#5**
8.  Dance**#7**
9.  Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy**#10**
10.  Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions**#10**
11.  Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**#11**
12.  Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology**#12**
13.  Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences**#12**
14.  Nutrition Sciences**#12**
15.  Public Health**#12**
16.  Human Resources Management and Services**#12**
17.  Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services**#15**
18.  Information Science/Studies**#17**
19.  Computer and Information Sciences, General**#18**
20.  Music**#19**
21.  Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions**#19**
22.  Animal Sciences**#21**
23.  Journalism**#21**
24.  Fine and Studio Arts**#21**
25.  Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering**#22**
26.  Communication and Media Studies**#23**
27.  Natural Resources Conservation and Research**#25**
28.  Criminal Justice and Corrections**#25**
29.  Philosophy**#27**
30.  Finance and Financial Management Services**#27**
31.  Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General**#29**
32.  Statistics**#31**
33.  Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies**#32**
34.  Chemistry**#36**
35.  Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering**#41**
36.  Chemical Engineering**#41**
37.  Social Work**#46**
38.  Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft**#46**
39.  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.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## 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](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).