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Nursing at Rutgers

Rutgers graduates about 333 nursing majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 15th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $99,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $299 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#15 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year3334% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$99,0001.12× the same major nationally
Research in the field$299Ma year, NSF
Admit rate58%whole school
SAT middle 50%1270–1480whole school

Around Rutgers

The Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick, also known as the College Avenue Co
Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View of the steeple of the Second Reformed Church, also known as the College Ave
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Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Health Outreach, Promotion and Education (H.O.P.E.), Hurtado Health Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 56 · Dorm 13 · Chapel 3 · Dining 3 · Library 2 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Case Western Reserve University 86
  2. University of San Francisco 85
  3. The Catholic University of America 85
  4. Georgetown University 85
  5. Fairfield University 84
  6. Boston College 84
  7. University of California, Los Angeles 84
  8. University of Connecticut 83

Other strong majors at Rutgers

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rutgers with every school we score in nursing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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