Labor & Industrial Relations at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you are interested in studying labor and industrial relations, you may want to check out the program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 148 labor relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Labor & Industrial Relations section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers New Brunswick Labor & Industrial Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Labor Relations
• Master’s Degree in Labor Relations

Rutgers New Brunswick Labor & Industrial Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the labor relations progam at Rutgers New Brunswick compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The labor relations major at Rutgers New Brunswick is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Labor & Industrial Relations. 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.

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In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in labor relations from Rutgers New Brunswick. This makes it the #12 most popular school for labor relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in labor relations, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Labor Relations Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 148 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in labor relations from Rutgers New Brunswick in 2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical labor relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Rutgers New Brunswick since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its labor relations 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 labor relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	64
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Rutgers New Brunswick Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of labor relations master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in labor relations each year. Rutgers New Brunswick does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration

Careers That Labor Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in labor relations 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
Human Resources Managers	4,100	$169,040
Labor Relations Specialists	3,640	$117,470
Business Professors	2,510	$111,740

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.