Nursing at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick stacks up to those at other schools.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 351 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Rutgers New Brunswick.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers New Brunswick Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Rutgers New Brunswick Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Rutgers New Brunswick performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Rutgers New Brunswick is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	438
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	482
	485
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	578
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	880

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Rutgers New Brunswick. This makes it the #439 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 163 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Rutgers New Brunswick Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rutgers New Brunswick is $72,734. This is 16% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Nursing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 351 nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Rutgers New Brunswick since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	75
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	161
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

Rutgers New Brunswick Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 nursing majors earned their master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Rutgers New Brunswick does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rutgers New Brunswick also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 163 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	351
Nursing Science	180

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Medical Science
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health Professions

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Registered Nurses	79,530	$82,750
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,260	$116,750
Nurse Practitioners	5,900	$122,100
Nursing Instructors and Professors	2,000	$89,950
Nurse Midwives	180	$113,980

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.