Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

As of 2026, Rutgers University-Newark offers 108 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 4 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 2,847 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at Rutgers-Newark. 1,630 students completed bachelor's programs and 905 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Rutgers-Newark. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Bachelor's	51	NOT OFFERED	1,630	737	893
Master's	37	4	905	461	444
Doctor's	18	NOT OFFERED	312	156	156
Post-Graduate Certificate	2	NOT OFFERED	-	-	-

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Rutgers University-Newark. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Computer and Information Sciences, General program has the highest salary ($90,572) after graduation and the Management Information Systems and Services program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $78,722 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$90,572	$7,548	$20,904	$222
Management Information Systems and Services	$78,722	$6,560	$19,582	$208
Finance and Financial Management Services	$72,957	$6,080	$20,620	$219
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$71,573	$5,964	$17,547	$186
Information Science/Studies	$70,671	$5,889	$23,500	$249
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$69,320	$5,777	$15,334	$163
Accounting and Related Services	$69,132	$5,761	$21,500	$228
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,489	$5,624	$21,250	$225
Mathematics	$64,823	$5,402	$20,500	$217
Economics	$62,119	$5,177	$22,750	$241
Physics	$58,946	$4,912	$23,971	$254
Marketing	$53,882	$4,490	$19,500	$207

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$125,566	$10,464	$50,681	$577
Biological and Physical Sciences	$102,688	$8,557	$41,000	$466
Accounting and Related Services	$80,867	$6,739	$36,224	$412
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$66,733	$5,561	-	-
Public Administration	$63,842	$5,320	$47,905	$545
Public Health	$61,864	$5,155	$41,000	$466
Biology, General	$61,288	$5,107	$39,405	$448
Social Work	$52,717	$4,393	$41,000	$466

Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$124,617	$10,385	$67,500	$768

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Rutgers University-Newark.

At the school, the Business Administration and Management Master program has the most completers of 217 and the Law Doctoral (Professional Practice) program has the second most completers of 214 students.

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Psychology	198	37	161
Finance	187	134	53
Biology/Biological Sciences	180	63	117
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	143	89	54
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	137	55	82
Accounting	106	55	51
Marketing/Marketing Management	101	36	65
Computer and Information Sciences	97	79	18
Social Work	65	7	58
Management Science	61	36	25

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	217	122	95
Information Technology	104	66	38
Public Administration	104	39	65
Management Science	79	42	37
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	75	65	10
Accounting	72	25	47
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	58	10	48
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	35	20	15
Business Statistics	35	24	11
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations	31	5	26

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	42	21	21
Neuroscience	9	3	6
International Relations and Affairs	9	7	2
Chemistry	8	3	5
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	6	2	4
Mathematics and Statistics (other)	5	3	2
Nursing Science	4	-	4
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	4	-	4
Physics	4	4	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	2	1	1

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Architecture program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	0	0	NOT OFFERED

What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
American/United States Studies/Civilization	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	1	NOT OFFERED
African-American/Black Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Journalism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	97	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	104	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Urban Education and Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Portuguese Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	214	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	180	8	2	NOT OFFERED
Zoology/Animal Biology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	0	9	NOT OFFERED
Neurobiology and Anatomy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Ancient Studies/Civilization	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Analytics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	3	8	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	3	4	NOT OFFERED
Physics (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	198	1	0	NOT OFFERED
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	4	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	137	25	6	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	104^ONLINE	2	0
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	65	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	9	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Jazz/Jazz Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	49	217	42	NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	143	35^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	58^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	106	72^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	187	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	61	79	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	75	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	101	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	49	217	42	NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	143	35^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	58^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	106	72^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	187	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	61	79	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	75	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	101	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	13	0	NOT OFFERED

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Major Programs and Degree Completers at Rutgers-Newark

Degree Programs Overview

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Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

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