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Rutgers University-Newark: cost, debt and earnings by major
60 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $16,013
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 65%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 71%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 7,709
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $18,974
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 3.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $8,829 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $11,678 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $14,193 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $19,591 |
| $110,000+ | $27,471 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (38)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$126,906
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$125,303
- Finance and Financial Management Services$100,695
- Management Information Systems and Services$89,098
- Accounting and Related Services$89,087
- Information Science/Studies$87,757
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$87,399
- Economics$86,120
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$84,376
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$83,606
- Mathematics$81,845
- Marketing$74,813
- Chemistry$73,245
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$70,106
- Biology, General$68,306
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$67,805
- Physics$67,544
- Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other$67,099
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$66,519
- Political Science and Government$63,765
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$63,679
- Journalism$62,670
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$61,817
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$59,921
- Research and Experimental Psychology$59,913
- Philosophy$58,891
- Social Work$56,797
- Psychology, General$56,479
- Anthropology$56,468
- Music$56,008
- English Language and Literature, General$55,337
- Sociology$55,197
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$55,164
- History$54,657
- Fine and Studio Arts$52,450
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$51,581
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$42,712
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$32,379 (1 yr)
Master's programs (18)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$155,535
- Biological and Physical Sciences$125,457
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$121,183
- Accounting and Related Services$106,813
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$104,397
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$95,935
- Public Health$85,904
- Biology, General$84,839
- Psychology, General$79,478
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$76,079 (1 yr)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$75,983
- Public Administration$74,870
- Political Science and Government$68,463
- Social Work$66,438
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$58,664
- Music$58,234 (1 yr)
- History$56,792
- English Language and Literature, General$27,786 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (4)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$161,430
- Biology, General$157,286
- Chemistry$97,125 (1 yr)
- Psychology, General$95,771