Rutgers University-New Brunswick Graduate Programs

Rutgers University-New Brunswick is a Public, 4-years school located in New Brunswick, NJ. Rutgers offers total 254 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $36,244 ($22,348 New Jersey residents)
  • Graduate Students: 14,293
  • Graduate Programs: 254

Rutgers Graduate Programs Overview

Rutgers University-New Brunswick (referred to as Rutgers) is a Public, 4-years school located in New Brunswick, NJ. Rutgers offers total 254 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at Rutgers University-New Brunswick is $22,348 for New Jersey residents and $36,244 for out-of-state students when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $779 for New Jersey residents and $1,325 for out-of-state students. Total 14,293 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 50,637 with undergraduate students.
Rutgers 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & FeesNew Jersey residents: $22,348
Out-of-State: $36,244
Costs per CreditNew Jersey residents: $779
Out-of-State: $1,325
Graduate Students14,293
Graduate Programs254 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Who Accredits Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers University-New Brunswick is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1921 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

Rutgers University-New Brunswick graduate schools offers 252 major programs and 5 programs are available on distance learning. Last year, total 4,577 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at Rutgers. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at Rutgers with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] 3 programs 7
Agricultural Economics1 program 2
Animal Sciences1 program 1
Food Science1 program 4
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 1 program 7
Environmental Science1 program 7
Architecture [+] 2 programs 10
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning1 program 0
Landscape Architecture1 program 10
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 1 program 1
Women's Studies1 program 1
Communication and Journalism [+] 2 programs 4
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia1 program 1
Health Communication1 program 3
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 3 programs 200
Computer and Information Sciences1 program 50
Computer and Information Sciences (other)1 program 64
Information Science/Studies1 program 86
Education [+] 18 programs 288
Education1 program 2
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 13
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration1 program 0
Educational Statistics and Research Methods1 program 1
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education1 program 8
Special Education and Teaching1 program 80
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services1 program 13
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services1 program 13
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching1 program 21
Elementary Education and Teaching1 program 45
English/Language Arts Teacher Education1 program 17
Foreign Language Teacher Education1 program 14
Mathematics Teacher Education1 program 8
Reading Teacher Education1 program 11
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education1 program 13
Social Studies Teacher Education1 program 20
Drama and Dance Teacher Education1 program 8
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)1 program 1
Engineering [+] 10 programs 232
Agricultural Engineering1 program 1
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 31
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering1 program 15
Chemical Engineering1 program 50
Civil Engineering1 program 34
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 52
Mechanical Engineering1 program 37
Systems Engineering1 program 0
Industrial Engineering1 program 12
Operations Research1 program 0
Engineering Technology [+] 2 programs 18
Engineering/Industrial Management1 program 13
Packaging Science1 program 5
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 9 programs 34
Linguistics1 program 0
Comparative Literature1 program 2
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 5
Chinese Language and Literature1 program 1
German Language and Literature1 program 0
French Language and Literature1 program 3
Italian Language and Literature1 program 4
Spanish Language and Literature1 program 16
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 3
English Language and Literature [+] 1 program 7
English Language and Literature1 program 7
Library Science [+] 1 program 196
Library and Information Science1 program 196
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 18 programs 361
Biomedical Sciences1 program 306
Biochemistry1 program 0
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology1 program 0
Botany/Plant Biology1 program 5
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology1 program 2
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 program 1
Microbiology1 program 7
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (other)1 program 0
Entomology1 program 1
Molecular Genetics1 program 13
Physiology1 program 0
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences (other)1 program 0
Pharmacology1 program 0
Toxicology1 program 1
Biostatistics1 program 20
Ecology1 program 5
Neuroscience1 program 0
Neurobiology and Anatomy1 program 0
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 2 programs 78
Mathematics1 program 18
Statistics1 program 60
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 3 programs 147
Biological and Physical Sciences1 program 92
Nutrition Sciences1 program 10
Sustainability Studies1 program 45
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 2 programs 24
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management1 program 24
Kinesiology and Exercise Science1 program 0
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 3 programs 4
Philosophy1 program 0
Religion/Religious Studies1 program 4
Jewish/Judaic Studies1 program 0
Physical Sciences [+] 5 programs 24
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (other)1 program 3
Chemistry1 program 5
Geology/Earth Science1 program 5
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical1 program 4
Physics (other)1 program 7
Psychology [+] 5 programs 98
Psychology1 program 38
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)1 program 0
Educational Psychology1 program 22
Applied Psychology1 program 33
Applied Behavior Analysis1 program 5
Human Services [+] 2 programs 693
Public Policy Analysis1 program 25
Social Work1 program 668
Social Sciences [+] 7 programs 41
Anthropology1 program 4
Economics1 program 0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 6
Geography1 program 1
Political Science and Government1 program 27
Sociology1 program 3
Urban Studies/Affairs1 program 0
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 7 programs 28
Dance1 program 1
Design and Visual Communications1 program 0
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts1 program 2
Art/Art Studies1 program 13
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 program 3
Music1 program 1
Music Performance1 program 8
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 21 programs (4 online)470
Dental Clinical Sciences1 program 15
Dental Assisting/Assistant1 program 0
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1 program (1 online)11
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist1 program 1
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician1 program 0
Physician Assistant1 program 92
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist1 program 1
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist1 program 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)1 program (1 online)13
Medical Scientist1 program 2
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry1 program 2
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics1 program 8
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)1 program (1 online)15
Public Health1 program 118
Health Services Administration1 program 93
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)1 program 39
Medical Informatics1 program (1 online)20
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist1 program 26
Nursing Science1 program 14
Nursing Practice1 program 0
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)1 program 0
Business [+] 3 programs 127
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration1 program 125
Labor and Industrial Relations1 program 0
Management Science1 program 2
History [+] 1 programs 5
History1 program 5
Total132 programs (4 online)3,104
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] 2 programs 14
Animal Sciences1 program 1
Food Science1 program 13
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 1 program 4
Environmental Science1 program 4
Architecture [+] 1 program 9
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning1 program 9
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 1 program 4
Women's Studies1 program 4
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 2 programs 31
Computer and Information Sciences1 program 21
Information Science/Studies1 program 10
Education [+] 11 programs 29
Education1 program 7
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 2
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration1 program 4
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education1 program 10
Special Education and Teaching1 program 1
Elementary Education and Teaching1 program 4
Foreign Language Teacher Education1 program 0
Mathematics Teacher Education1 program 0
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education1 program 0
Social Studies Teacher Education1 program 0
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)1 program 1
Engineering [+] 8 programs 77
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 12
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering1 program 4
Chemical Engineering1 program 10
Civil Engineering1 program 10
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 19
Mechanical Engineering1 program 18
Industrial Engineering1 program 4
Operations Research1 program 0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 7 programs 16
Linguistics1 program 4
Comparative Literature1 program 2
German Language and Literature1 program 0
French Language and Literature1 program 1
Italian Language and Literature1 program 2
Spanish Language and Literature1 program 7
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 0
English Language and Literature [+] 1 program 9
English Language and Literature1 program 9
Library Science [+] 1 program 0
Library and Information Science1 program 0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 19 programs 58
Biomedical Sciences1 program 15
Biochemistry1 program 0
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology1 program 1
Botany/Plant Biology1 program 5
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology1 program 1
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 program 3
Microbiology1 program 3
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (other)1 program 4
Entomology1 program 4
Molecular Genetics1 program 5
Physiology1 program 1
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences (other)1 program 0
Pharmacology1 program 1
Molecular Pharmacology1 program 1
Toxicology1 program 4
Ecology1 program 7
Neuroscience1 program 0
Neurobiology and Anatomy1 program 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)1 program 2
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 2 programs 14
Mathematics1 program 9
Statistics1 program 5
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 3 programs 5
Biological and Physical Sciences1 program 0
Nutrition Sciences1 program 5
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)1 program 0
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 1 program 3
Kinesiology and Exercise Science1 program 3
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 1 program 5
Philosophy1 program 5
Physical Sciences [+] 5 programs 45
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (other)1 program 1
Chemistry1 program 20
Geology/Earth Science1 program 4
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical1 program 4
Physics (other)1 program 16
Psychology [+] 2 programs 44
Psychology1 program 34
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)1 program 10
Human Services [+] 1 program 14
Social Work1 program 14
Social Sciences [+] 7 programs 25
Anthropology1 program 0
Economics1 program 0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 11
Geography1 program 2
Political Science and Government1 program 5
Sociology1 program 7
Urban Studies/Affairs1 program 0
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 2 programs 5
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 program 3
Music1 program 2
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 12 programs (1 online)272
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology1 program 0
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1 program 4
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist1 program 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)1 program 4
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry1 program 4
Public Health1 program 8
Physical Therapy/Therapist1 program 100
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)1 program 0
Medical Informatics1 program (1 online)13
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist1 program 7
Nursing Science1 program 132
Nursing Practice1 program 0
Business [+] 1 program 0
Labor and Industrial Relations1 program 0
History [+] 1 programs 10
History1 program 10
Total92 programs (1 online)693
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Human Services [+] 1 program 0
Social Work1 program 0
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 1 program 21
Music Performance1 program 21
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 5 programs 684
Dentistry1 program 126
Medicine1 program 353
Pharmacy1 program 205
Public Health1 program 0
Nursing Practice1 program 0
Total7 programs705
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 1 program 0
Pharmacology1 program 0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 3 programs 48
Public Health1 program 48
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)1 program 0
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)1 program 0
Total4 programs48
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Education [+] 6 programs 0
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 0
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education1 program 0
Elementary Education and Teaching1 program 0
Foreign Language Teacher Education1 program 0
Mathematics Teacher Education1 program 0
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education1 program 0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 2 programs 0
Cell Biology and Anatomy1 program 0
Pharmacology1 program 0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 9 programs 27
Endodontics/Endodontology1 program 3
Orthodontics/Orthodontology1 program 4
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics1 program 3
Periodontics/Periodontology1 program 3
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology1 program 2
Medical Scientist1 program 0
Health/Medical Physics1 program 7
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery1 program 0
Nursing Science1 program 5
Total17 programs27

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of Rutgers graduate programs is $22,348 for New Jersey residents and $36,244 for other students. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $779 for New Jersey residents and $1,325 for other students. The average living costs is $18,153 when a student lives on campus housing.
2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at Rutgers
New Jersey residentsOut of State
Tuition$18,696$31,800
Fees$2,382$2,382
Costs per Credit Hour$779$1,325
Living on-campus$18,153
Living off-campus$29,296

Graduate Student Population

At Rutgers graduate schools, there are total 14,293 graduate students. Among them, 2,985 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 5,198 men and 9,095 women students at Rutgers graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at Rutgers.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Rutgers University-New Brunswick
TotalMaleFemale
Total14,2935,1989,095
American Indian/Native American514
Asian2,3938481,545
Black/African American1,4683841,084
Hispanic1,8195201,299
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander725
White5,3261,8133,513
Two More458162296
Un-Known31690226
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at Rutgers
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students14,2932,9852,0239,285

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