Career outcomes brief

Rutgers University-New Brunswick Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated September 30, 2026

How much do Rutgers University-New Brunswick graduates earn?

The reported median is $77,933 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $65,610 as its benchmark; the difference is $12,323 per year.

Graduates of Rutgers University-New Brunswick earn about $11,008 more than expects for similar students, a result in the 85th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $12,051.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $1,043. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $4,296.

The median completer earns $77,933 four years after completion, in the 87th percentile nationally. That figure runs above the peer median of $65,610 among comparable institutions (same type and size) by $12,323. Azimuth places the return in the 87th percentile.

Program-level earnings four years after completion reveal a wide spread at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Management Science graduates earn a median of $126,906, Computer and Information Sciences graduates earn $125,303, and Electrical Engineering graduates earn $108,296.

The earnings scenarios capture that variation: the downside scenario sits at $58,962 while the upside scenario reaches $110,071, reflecting the range of outcomes tied to different fields of study.

An estimated 28.8% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the university's program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings figures capture only those working and not enrolled, the median earnings understate the eventual earnings of the sizable share of completers who pursue advanced degrees.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $77,933
Rank for difference from expectations: 85th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

Rutgers University-New Brunswick reported median: $77,933
Peer schools comparable schools · $12,323 below Rutgers University-New Brunswick: $65,610
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $11,008 below Rutgers University-New Brunswick: $66,925

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $58,962
Median · reported: $77,933
Higher estimate: $110,071

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Rutgers University-New Brunswick graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

Rutgers University-New Brunswick graduates’ reported earnings are $11,008 above that expectation, the 85th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Rutgers University-New Brunswick caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at Rutgers University-New Brunswick report the highest earnings?

Rutgers University-New Brunswick publishes four-year earnings for 68 bachelor's fields, and Azimuth ranks 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.

Azimuth ranks 56 bachelor's programs at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and earnings data is available for 68 fields. The five largest programs by degrees awarded span business, technology, and the sciences, and each carries a national rank.

Computer and Information Sciences leads with 613 degrees awarded and a national rank of #18; graduates earn a median of $125,303 four years after completion. Psychology awarded 484 degrees, ranks #68 nationally, and shows a median of $56,479.

Finance follows with 418 degrees awarded, a national rank of #27, and median earnings of $100,695. Human Resources Management and Services awarded 406 degrees, ranks #12 nationally, and its graduates earn a median of $75,850.

Biology rounds out the largest five with 394 degrees awarded, a national rank of #49, and median earnings of $68,306.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods: $126,906
Computer and Information Sciences, General: $125,303
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering: $108,296
Chemical Engineering: $100,729
Finance and Financial Management Services: $100,695
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing: $99,155
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering: $98,046
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering: $94,598

Explore Rutgers University-New Brunswick program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios grounded in the university's program mix show a downside of $58,962, a typical outcome of $77,933, and an upside of $110,071. The spread reflects the range of fields at Rutgers University-New Brunswick: Management Science graduates earn a median of $126,906 four years after completion, while Psychology, the second-largest program, sits at $56,479.

Four years after completing their degrees, graduates of Rutgers University-New Brunswick earn a median of $77,933, a figure that places the university in the 87th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The median is above the $65,610 level reported at comparable institutions (same type and size) by $12,323.

Graduates earn about $11,008 more than the model expects for similar students, a result that ranks in the 85th percentile nationally. The earnings cohort comprises 13,209 completers.

Anchored to the university's program mix, three earnings scenarios outline possible four-year outcomes: $58,962 on the downside, $77,933 as the typical case, and $110,071 on the upside. Derived from program mix rather than observed enrollment, the model estimates that 28.8% of programs' graduates continue to graduate study.

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.