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title: Rutgers University-New Brunswick — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: New Brunswick, NJ
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $74,479 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $49,127 – $107,416 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $10,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 84% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $36,993 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 83% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $46,479 | derived |

**84% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $19,000 (≈ 26% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $20,229 to $248,696 across 116 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $248,696 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $125,431 | $67,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $107,887 | $30,750 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $107,491 | $119,080 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $105,618 | $50,681 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | Master's Degree | $89,155 | not reported |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | Doctoral Degree | $88,760 | $53,893 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $80,212 | not reported |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $76,237 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $75,024 | $86,783 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | Master's Degree | $74,298 | $41,000 |
| Dentistry. | First Professional Degree | $73,836 | $254,122 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,734 | $24,952 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,418 | $21,500 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,511 | $26,855 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,205 | $23,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,934 | $20,904 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $69,567 | $36,224 |
| Ceramic Sciences and Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,045 | $23,375 |
| Social Work. | Doctoral Degree | $66,839 | not reported |
| Engineering Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,903 | $23,985 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. | Master's Degree | $64,610 | not reported |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,307 | $15,334 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,276 | $17,547 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,988 | $25,880 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | Associate's Degree | $62,964 | not reported |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $61,695 | $41,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,256 | $21,847 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,547 | $20,620 |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $59,233 | $184,017 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,197 | $19,582 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $58,526 | $30,750 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Master's Degree | $58,504 | not reported |
| Public Policy Analysis. | Master's Degree | $58,341 | $30,250 |
| Sustainability Studies. | Master's Degree | $58,003 | $36,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,660 | $21,500 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Associate's Degree | $57,486 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Doctoral Degree | $56,693 | $63,346 |
| Law. | Doctoral Degree | $55,878 | $71,218 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $55,579 | $20,500 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,293 | $21,500 |
| Statistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,910 | $22,903 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $54,597 | $25,940 |
| Biotechnology. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,508 | $21,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,501 | $21,250 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $54,043 | not reported |
| Food Science and Technology. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,002 | $26,754 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $53,018 | $34,166 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $52,549 | $47,905 |
| Chemistry. | Master's Degree | $51,030 | not reported |
| Library Science and Administration. | Master's Degree | $50,890 | $40,975 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,779 | $23,500 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | Associate's Degree | $50,695 | $15,375 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Master's Degree | $50,597 | $33,456 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,335 | $23,745 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Master's Degree | $50,060 | $32,500 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,765 | $22,750 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $48,907 | $30,750 |
| Education, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,814 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $46,516 | $41,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $46,330 | $30,750 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $45,907 | $50,578 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,522 | $23,000 |
| Music. | Doctoral Degree | $45,259 | not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,904 | $20,375 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,902 | $19,500 |
| Political Science and Government. | Master's Degree | $43,420 | $34,561 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $43,275 | $35,003 |
| History. | Master's Degree | $42,171 | $40,763 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Master's Degree | $41,944 | $20,450 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,773 | $21,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,337 | $21,500 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,095 | $20,500 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $40,710 | not reported |
| Social Sciences, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,085 | $24,788 |
| Landscape Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,244 | $27,000 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,953 | $24,000 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,195 | $24,250 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,146 | $19,250 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,070 | $23,250 |
| Biology, General. | Master's Degree | $36,871 | $39,405 |
| Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,245 | $23,971 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,836 | $22,692 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,861 | $19,750 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,744 | $21,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,500 | $23,000 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,205 | $23,000 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,108 | $26,500 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,020 | $23,250 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,569 | not reported |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,168 | $23,124 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,929 | not reported |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,843 | $21,500 |
| Genetics. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,538 | $26,608 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,125 | $19,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,963 | $22,250 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,120 | $22,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,762 | $21,500 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Master's Degree | $28,518 | not reported |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $28,417 | $41,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,560 | $20,750 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,528 | $24,250 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,092 | $25,750 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,349 | $25,492 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,120 | $23,000 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,943 | $23,067 |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,760 | $21,625 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,716 | $24,838 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,304 | $22,345 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,706 | $22,015 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,594 | $25,154 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,314 | $26,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,293 | $21,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,104 | $23,250 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,988 | $22,750 |
| Dance. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,229 | $25,565 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Rutgers University-New Brunswick by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?186380

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