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Sociology & anthropology at Rutgers

Rutgers graduates about 72 sociology & anthropology majors a year. That puts it 117th of 580 schools we score for sociology & anthropology, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $56,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

77/100Strong#117 of 580 for sociology & anthropology →
Graduates a year72under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$56,0001.10× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma 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
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Two bicycles sit in the foreground of a misty morning at Rutgers University, New
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Where sociology & anthropology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities, School of Social Work Annex B, Graduate School Of Social Work Building, School of Social Work Annex A.

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 sociology & anthropology ranking

  1. University of California, Santa Cruz 77
  2. Colorado State University 77
  3. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 77
  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 77
  5. Bryn Mawr College 77
  6. Morehouse College 77
  7. Westmont College 77
  8. Spelman College 77

Other strong majors at Rutgers

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rutgers with every school we score in sociology & anthropology. 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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