Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Rutgers University-New Brunswick is a public college in New Brunswick, NJ. Its average net price is $24,897 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $15,090 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $17,496 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $18,838 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $24,156 |
| $110,001 and up | $34,232 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $65,405 |
| 8 years after entry | $74,769 |
| 10 years after entry | $80,490 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $74,201 n=466 | $18,187 n=289 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $79,605 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $19,875 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not published | Not published |
| Agricultural Engineering | $71,049 National median for this major n=1,014 | Not published |
| Agriculture, General | $43,778 National median for this major n=2,007 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $72,906 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Animal Sciences | $39,300 n=100 | $22,750 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $50,965 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Biology | $30,854 n=664 | $19,500 n=641 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | $62,548 National median for this major n=381 | Not published |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $68,541 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=99 |
| Biotechnology | $59,745 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $16,750 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $65,350 n=1,163 | $18,750 n=768 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $31,752 n=106 | $19,500 n=138 |
| Ceramic Sciences and Engineering | $76,319 National median for this major n=74 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $80,594 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $21,250 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Chemistry | $59,390 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | $51,962 National median for this major n=706 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $73,729 n=113 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $80,862 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $18,401 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Cognitive Science | $44,592 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $20,695 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Communications | $48,949 n=377 | $19,500 n=327 |
| Computer Science | $83,698 n=829 | $18,953 n=758 |
| Criminal Justice | $43,766 n=686 | $19,500 n=499 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | $26,936 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $42,523 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $19,883 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $35,675 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $64,027 n=442 | $19,500 n=284 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | $41,124 National median for this major n=779 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $85,595 n=211 | $20,000 n=238 |
| Engineering Science | $74,336 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $35,719 n=209 | $20,500 n=184 |
| Environmental Conservation | $47,993 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $16,625 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Environmental Design | $47,323 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $44,576 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $45,191 Small program - rough guide n=64 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $29,996 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $24,625 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $75,103 n=851 | $18,667 n=654 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Genetics | $37,361 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $19,258 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $44,416 National median for this major n=2,767 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $42,344 n=186 | $26,345 n=206 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | Not published |
| History | $39,420 n=130 | $19,500 n=141 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,327 n=454 | $20,500 n=370 |
| Industrial Engineering | $86,353 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $17,500 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Information Science/Studies | $61,294 n=514 | $19,500 n=405 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,980 n=190 | $20,423 n=139 |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Liberal Arts | $43,879 n=127 | $20,478 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $73,479 n=138 | $17,750 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $85,884 n=260 | $16,500 n=295 |
| Marketing | $55,336 n=441 | $18,500 n=388 |
| Mathematics | $67,622 n=119 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $75,737 n=191 | $22,500 n=194 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | $26,921 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $35,594 Small program - rough guide n=45 | Not published |
| Music | $40,187 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $21,625 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Natural Sciences | $39,311 National median for this major n=1,607 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $32,379 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $18,847 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $44,728 National median for this major n=2,888 | Not published |
| Nutrition Sciences | $34,901 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Philosophy | $41,324 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $23,625 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Physics | $50,763 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $26,250 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Plant Sciences | $44,457 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $44,063 n=405 | $19,350 n=372 |
| Psychology | $37,298 n=941 | $20,500 n=1,159 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | $49,138 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $19,960 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Public Health | $48,812 n=368 | $20,500 n=416 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $53,031 National median for this major n=1,940 | Not published |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $92,735 n=1,089 | $26,500 n=850 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $42,933 Small program - rough guide n=56 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences, Other | $61,946 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $23,079 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Social Work | $46,514 n=152 | $19,500 n=281 |
| Sociology | $39,702 n=111 | $20,231 n=122 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $34,272 n=330 | $20,500 n=362 |
| Statistics | $80,257 Small program - rough guide n=40 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,141 n=157 | $19,402 n=146 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $46,328 National median for this major n=907 | Not published |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $33,118 National median for this major n=2,431 | Not published |
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