Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
71
Avg Grad Earnings
$47,252/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
57/100
Tuition (In-State)
$17,239/yr
Out-of-state: $36,001/yr
All Programs at Rutgers University-New Brunswick
71 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 88 | $78,177/yr | Very High | 16.2x |
| Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration | 86 | $87,594/yr | High | 12.6x |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 86 | $80,448/yr | Very High | 18.0x |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 81 | $68,338/yr | Very High | 13.7x |
| Business Administration | 81 | $58,896/yr | High | 11.7x |
| Accounting and Related Services | 77 | $68,141/yr | Very High | 12.4x |
| Allied Health Diagnostic | 75 | $72,259/yr | Moderate | 10.1x |
| Information Science/Studies | 75 | $56,360/yr | Very High | 13.2x |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 75 | $49,928/yr | High | 10.1x |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research | 74 | $80,060/yr | Moderate | 12.2x |
| Electrical | 71 | $82,598/yr | Very High | 18.2x |
| Industrial Engineering | 71 | $78,501/yr | High | 12.5x |
| Economics | 71 | $51,848/yr | Very High | 11.7x |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 69 | $49,441/yr | High | 10.7x |
| Marketing | 67 | $48,645/yr | Very High | 10.2x |
| Mechanical Engineering | 66 | $71,569/yr | Very High | 12.8x |
| Engineering Science | 66 | $69,336/yr | High | 15.5x |
| Food Science and Technology | 66 | $51,892/yr | Moderate | 6.5x |
| Public Health | 66 | $45,408/yr | High | 9.6x |
| Civil Engineering | 65 | $70,609/yr | High | 12.0x |
| Chemistry | 65 | $44,949/yr | High | 10.0x |
| Aerospace | 64 | $69,320/yr | High | 9.1x |
| Chemical Engineering | 64 | $67,777/yr | High | 13.2x |
| Mathematics | 64 | $54,953/yr | Very High | 13.1x |
| Social Sciences, Other | 63 | $51,753/yr | High | 10.3x |
| Ceramic Sciences and Engineering | 62 | $69,162/yr | High | 9.0x |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 62 | $34,611/yr | Moderate | 7.5x |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 61 | $63,023/yr | Very High | 13.0x |
| Agricultural Engineering | 60 | $64,486/yr | High | 8.4x |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 60 | $62,097/yr | High | 11.7x |
| Public Policy Analysis | 60 | $51,082/yr | High | 6.4x |
| Statistics | 59 | $63,477/yr | Very High | 8.2x |
| Political Science and Government | 59 | $39,723/yr | Very High | 9.4x |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy | 59 | $36,040/yr | High | 4.2x |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 58 | $44,263/yr | High | 7.9x |
| Social Work | 57 | $39,936/yr | Moderate | 6.7x |
| Biotechnology | 55 | $56,509/yr | High | 7.2x |
| Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 55 | $46,122/yr | High | 10.2x |
| History | 55 | $33,763/yr | High | 7.6x |
| Communication and Media Studies | 54 | $43,649/yr | High | 9.5x |
| Anthropology | 54 | $36,978/yr | High | 6.8x |
| Cognitive Science | 53 | $38,132/yr | Moderate | 4.5x |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 52 | $28,820/yr | Moderate | 9.2x |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 51 | $43,223/yr | High | 9.0x |
| Sociology | 50 | $34,344/yr | High | 6.7x |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 49 | $47,045/yr | High | 5.8x |
| Landscape Architecture | 49 | $44,459/yr | High | 5.4x |
| Ecology & Evolution | 49 | $39,491/yr | High | 4.7x |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 49 | $39,009/yr | High | 10.2x |
| Plant Sciences | 49 | $36,362/yr | High | 4.3x |
| Physics | 49 | $35,689/yr | Very High | 11.8x |
| Biology, General | 49 | $32,024/yr | High | 9.6x |
| Psychology, General | 49 | $31,280/yr | High | 7.5x |
| Music | 48 | $36,707/yr | High | 5.7x |
| Animal Sciences | 46 | $33,926/yr | High | 6.3x |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 45 | $38,508/yr | High | 4.6x |
| Design and Applied Arts | 45 | $32,397/yr | High | 3.7x |
| Philosophy | 43 | $40,113/yr | Very High | 8.0x |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | 43 | $35,768/yr | Low | 4.2x |
| Geography and Cartography | 42 | $26,701/yr | High | 2.9x |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 42 | $21,908/yr | Moderate | 6.1x |
| Romance Languages & Literatures | 41 | $31,335/yr | Very High | 7.0x |
| Journalism | 39 | $32,523/yr | Very High | 8.0x |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 39 | $20,721/yr | High | 9.5x |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 37 | $24,770/yr | Moderate | 2.6x |
| English Language and Literature, General | 36 | $26,310/yr | Very High | 6.9x |
| Nutrition Sciences | 36 | $20,764/yr | High | 7.8x |
| Linguistic & Comparative | 35 | $16,796/yr | Very High | 6.8x |
| Ethnic & Cultural Minority | 33 | $30,296/yr | Very High | 4.0x |
| Area Studies | 31 | $21,409/yr | Very High | 7.5x |
| Genetics | 31 | $20,373/yr | High | 2.0x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 71 bachelor's degree programs at Rutgers University-New Brunswick using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.