by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in public health, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Rutgers New Brunswick is in the top 10% of the country for public health. More specifically it was ranked #44 out of 547 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in New Jersey.
Here are some of the other rankings for Rutgers New Brunswick.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick paid an average of $942 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $394 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,230 | $29,012 |
| Fees | $2,773 | $2,773 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,350 | $1,350 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,075 | $13,075 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,574 | $3,574 |
Learn more about Rutgers New Brunswick tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Public Health students who received their bachelor’s degree at Rutgers New Brunswick took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 3% higher than the national average of $25,159.
public health who receive their bachelor’s degree from Rutgers New Brunswick make an average of $36,560 a year during the early days of their career. That is 14% higher than the national average of $32,049.
Rutgers New Brunswick does not offer an online option for its public health bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Rutgers New Brunswick Online Learning page.
About 81.9% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in public health in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 80.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 69.2% of the public health bachelor’s degrees at Rutgers New Brunswick in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 130 |
| Black or African American | 51 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 104 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 22 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 275 |
| Health Services Administration | 111 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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