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The bachelor's program at Rutgers New Brunswick was ranked #100 on College Factual's Best Schools for political science list. It is also ranked #2 in New Jersey.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Rutgers University - New Brunswick handed out 173 bachelor's degrees in political science & government. This is a decrease of 15% over the previous year when 204 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in political science from Rutgers New Brunswick. This makes it the #25 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 4 students received their doctoral degrees in political science in 2021, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Political Science majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $33,744 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.
Graduates of the master's political science program at Rutgers New Brunswick make a median salary of $43,420. This is less than what their typical peers from other schools make. Their median salary is $47,403.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Rutgers New Brunswick, political science students borrow a median amount of $24,188 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all political science bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $24,439.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the political science program at Rutgers New Brunswick is $317 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.
Of the 173 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science & Government from Rutgers New Brunswick in 2020-2021, 51% were men and 49% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in political science.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 32 |
Black or African American | 17 |
Hispanic or Latino | 26 |
White | 79 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 4 |
Other Races | 15 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 political science majors earned their master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in political science.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 7 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 1 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Economics | 404 |
Other Social Sciences | 35 |
Sociology | 34 |
Anthropology | 24 |
Geography & Cartography | 22 |
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