Which Rutgers bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Plant Science graduates leave with a median of $17,881 in federal loans, the lowest among 72 Rutgers bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Rutgers cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $17,929 a year, and $37,441 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $24,406 a year.

How many Rutgers programs report graduate pay?

74 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at Rutgers report first-year pay, and 73 of them also report federal debt.

Rutgers Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Public university
New Brunswick, NJ
37,751 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

74 Rutgers bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($87,594), and Linguistics and Language Studies the least ($16,796). The median program pays $43,956. Rutgers also has one associate's program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$17,929Per year. Out-of-state $37,441

Average net price after aid$24,406Per year

Graduation rate84%Within 6 years

Admission rate58%Of applicants

All 74 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New Jersey" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across New Jersey. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New Jersey
1	NursingAbout 333 graduates a year	$87,594	$93,912	$28,000	15th of 19
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 289 graduates a year	$82,598	$132,440	$23,679	2nd of 5
3	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 684 graduates a year	$80,448	$131,153	$21,500	2nd of 14
4	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 27 graduates a year	$80,060	$91,204	$29,682	1st of 1
5	Industrial EngineeringAbout 61 graduates a year	$78,501	$93,012	$26,925	1st of 2
6	Management ScienceAbout 303 graduates a year	$78,177	$118,513	$21,500	1st of 3
7	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 38 graduates a year	$72,259	$76,216	$30,875	1st of 4
8	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 182 graduates a year	$71,569	$94,837	$23,250	3rd of 6
9	Civil EngineeringAbout 85 graduates a year	$70,609	$89,751	$26,291	3rd of 5
10	Engineering ScienceAbout 37 graduates a year	$69,336	$113,516	$24,250	1st of 1
11	Aerospace EngineeringAbout 52 graduates a year	$69,320	Not reported	$26,674	1st of 1
12	Ceramic EngineeringAbout 11 graduates a year	$69,162	Not reported	$23,375	1st of 1
13	FinanceAbout 468 graduates a year	$68,338	$101,309	$22,500	1st of 8
14	AccountingAbout 124 graduates a year	$68,141	$92,382	$22,770	3rd of 15
15	Chemical EngineeringAbout 94 graduates a year	$67,777	$97,993	$25,000	2nd of 4
16	Agricultural EngineeringAbout 19 graduates a year	$64,486	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 1
17	StatisticsAbout 51 graduates a year	$63,477	Not reported	$24,028	1st of 1
18	Management Information SystemsGraduates a year not reported	$63,023	$96,718	$22,425	1st of 2
19	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 139 graduates a year	$62,097	$87,822	$25,989	4th of 4
20	Business AdministrationAbout 351 graduates a year	$58,896	$87,451	$23,250	3rd of 22
21	BiotechnologyAbout 55 graduates a year	$56,509	Not reported	$26,686	1st of 1
22	Information ScienceAbout 323 graduates a year	$56,360	$97,712	$25,000	3rd of 4
23	MathematicsAbout 102 graduates a year	$54,953	$97,521	$23,000	2nd of 11
24	Food ScienceAbout 27 graduates a year	$51,892	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 1
25	EconomicsAbout 253 graduates a year	$51,848	$87,743	$24,965	3rd of 8
26	Other Social SciencesAbout 36 graduates a year	$51,753	$78,247	$25,000	1st of 1
27	Public PolicyAbout 14 graduates a year	$51,082	Not reported	$26,500	2nd of 2
28	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 11 graduates a year	$49,928	$76,528	$39,646	1st of 3
29	Human ResourcesAbout 357 graduates a year	$49,441	$80,550	$25,750	3rd of 5
30	Other Health ProfessionsGraduates a year not reported	$49,150	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2
31	MarketingAbout 188 graduates a year	$48,645	$77,469	$20,731	2nd of 9
32	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 10 graduates a year	$47,045	Not reported	$24,830	2nd of 3
33	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 60 graduates a year	$46,122	$77,419	$24,250	1st of 5
34	Public HealthAbout 361 graduates a year	$45,408	$73,195	$26,000	1st of 3
35	ChemistryAbout 30 graduates a year	$44,949	$76,056	$23,250	3rd of 4
36	Landscape ArchitectureAbout 17 graduates a year	$44,459	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 1
37	Urban StudiesAbout 6 graduates a year	$44,263	$61,189	$27,000	1st of 1
38	CommunicationsAbout 280 graduates a year	$43,649	$72,419	$25,000	1st of 15
39	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 63 graduates a year	$43,223	$68,982	$25,706	1st of 5
40	Other Public and Social ServicesGraduates a year not reported	$42,482	$62,710	$27,000	1st of 1
41	PhilosophyAbout 39 graduates a year	$40,113	$62,015	$25,000	1st of 1
42	Social WorkAbout 81 graduates a year	$39,936	$53,428	$25,000	2nd of 6
43	Political ScienceAbout 219 graduates a year	$39,723	$71,531	$24,188	3rd of 12
44	Ecology and EvolutionAbout 14 graduates a year	$39,491	Not reported	$27,000	2nd of 4
45	Health SciencesAbout 37 graduates a year	$39,009	$77,159	$26,664	1st of 6
46	Film and PhotographyAbout 26 graduates a year	$38,508	Not reported	$23,250	1st of 3
47	Cognitive ScienceAbout 40 graduates a year	$38,132	Not reported	$25,018	1st of 1
48	AnthropologyAbout 21 graduates a year	$36,978	$53,715	$26,750	2nd of 3
49	MusicAbout 61 graduates a year	$36,707	$46,231	$26,000	1st of 9
50	Plant ScienceAbout 14 graduates a year	$36,362	Not reported	$17,881	1st of 1
51	Environmental Management and PolicyAbout 34 graduates a year	$36,040	Not reported	$25,275	1st of 1
52	Liberal Arts and General StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$35,768	Not reported	$23,000	8th of 12
53	PhysicsAbout 41 graduates a year	$35,689	$87,968	$26,974	3rd of 3
54	Criminal JusticeAbout 167 graduates a year	$34,611	$58,594	$22,431	8th of 15
55	SociologyAbout 51 graduates a year	$34,344	$52,960	$24,405	5th of 13
56	Animal ScienceAbout 71 graduates a year	$33,926	$50,002	$25,169	1st of 1
57	HistoryAbout 95 graduates a year	$33,763	$58,981	$21,728	7th of 11
58	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$33,109	$55,836	$26,250	3rd of 3
59	JournalismAbout 120 graduates a year	$32,523	$62,307	$26,000	3rd of 4
60	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 29 graduates a year	$32,397	Not reported	$27,000	3rd of 8
61	BiologyAbout 432 graduates a year	$32,024	$72,842	$24,161	11th of 19
62	Romance LanguagesAbout 17 graduates a year	$31,335	$55,390	$22,000	5th of 6
63	PsychologyAbout 585 graduates a year	$31,280	$58,473	$25,000	7th of 19
64	Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 15 graduates a year	$30,296	$34,770	$26,900	1st of 1
65	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 322 graduates a year	$28,820	$70,465	$26,000	4th of 6
66	GeographyAbout 12 graduates a year	$26,701	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 3
67	EnglishAbout 96 graduates a year	$26,310	$54,246	$25,125	13th of 13
68	TheatreAbout 45 graduates a year	$24,770	Not reported	$23,000	1st of 6
69	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 54 graduates a year	$21,908	$48,946	$25,975	9th of 10
70	Area StudiesAbout 8 graduates a year	$21,409	$58,538	$25,973	1st of 1
71	Nutrition ScienceAbout 30 graduates a year	$20,764	$60,545	$25,250	1st of 1
72	Cell Biology and AnatomyAbout 161 graduates a year	$20,721	$72,612	$24,000	1st of 1
73	GeneticsAbout 41 graduates a year	$20,373	Not reported	$26,217	1st of 1
74	Linguistics and Language StudiesAbout 41 graduates a year	$16,796	$53,565	$24,249	3rd of 3

Program names link to the program's own page, and New Jersey ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five New Jersey programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

3 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New Jersey" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across New Jersey.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New Jersey
Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 22 graduates a year	$50,530	$56,461	$18,250	2nd of 7

Program names link to the program's own page, and New Jersey ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$87,594
Electrical Engineering$82,598
Computer and Information Science$80,448
Medical Laboratory Science$80,060
Industrial Engineering$78,501

Lowest median debt

Plant Science$17,881
Marketing$20,731
Computer and Information Science$21,500
Management Science$21,500
History$21,728

Largest programs

Computer and Information ScienceAbout 684 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 585 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 468 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 432 graduates a year
Public HealthAbout 361 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $87,594 in their first year, the most of 74 Rutgers bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New Jersey rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels