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Public health at Rutgers

Rutgers graduates about 378 public health majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 7th of 328 schools we score for public health, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $75,000 four years out, 1.28× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $354 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

93/100Standout#7 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year3784% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$75,0001.28× the same major nationally
Research in the field$354Ma 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
Steeple, Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
New Brunswick, NJ
New Brunswick Theological Seminary (55143271800)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source
Two bicycles sit in the foreground of a misty morning at Rutgers University, New
Early Morning Bikes in the FogPhoto: Askarion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where public health 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 public health ranking

  1. University of Maryland, College Park 96
  2. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 95
  3. Duke University 94
  4. Northwestern University 93
  5. University of Florida 92
  6. University of California, Berkeley 92
  7. George Washington University 91
  8. University of California San Diego 91

Other strong majors at Rutgers

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rutgers with every school we score in public health. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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