General Economics at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you plan to study general economics, take a look at what Rutgers University - New Brunswick has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411. Of the 1,978 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University - New Brunswick in 2021, 387 of them were general economics majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers New Brunswick General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Rutgers New Brunswick General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how Rutgers New Brunswick performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at Rutgers New Brunswick is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	8
	8
	48
	48
	85
	95
	101
	112
	148
	156

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in general economics from Rutgers New Brunswick. This is the #85 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 387 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general economics from Rutgers New Brunswick in 2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	100
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	133
International Students	81
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Rutgers New Brunswick also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Survey Researchers	480	$76,040
Economics Professors	340	$117,220
Economists	180	$100,500

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.