Graduate School Tuition at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers University-New Brunswick (Rutgers) is a four-year, public school located in New Brunswick, NJ.
It offers 259 graduate programs - 136 Master's, 101 Doctorate, 4 Post-bachelor's, and 18 Post-master's.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $22,348 for New Jersey residents and $36,244 for others. A total of 14,293 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 50,637 students at Rutgers.
Rutgers offers online graduate programs and 2,985 out of 14,293 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Rutgers have a medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. In addition, you can find Rutgers's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $22,348 for New Jersey residents and $36,244 for out-of-state students. It offers 259 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameRutgers University-New Brunswick
TypeFour-year, Public
Address83 Somerset St, New Brunswick, NJ
Graduate School Students14,652 students
2,985 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$22,348
Out-of-State$36,244
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 259 Graduate Programs
136 Master's, 101 Doctorate, 22 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Rutgers University-New Brunswick with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For New Jersey residents, the tuition & fees are $22,348 and $36,244 for non-New Jersey residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $826 for New Jersey residents and $1,405 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$19,824$33,720
Fees$2,524$2,524
Cost per Credit$826$1,405
Books & Supplies$1,391
Room & Board$14,715 (On-Campus) / $18,414 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,372 (On-Campus) / $11,760 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$42,826$56,722
Off-Campus Total$53,913$67,809
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$19,983$19,724$20,495$21,078$22,348
Out-of-State$32,391$32,132$33,215$34,182$36,244

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Rutgers University-New Brunswick offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 259 major areas - 136 Master's (6 online programs), 101 Doctorate (1 online programs), 4 Post-Bachelor's, 18 Post-Master's. 3,341 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,396 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total3,3411,3963646
Men1,1505871124
Women2,1918092522

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Pharmacology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural Economics1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Animal Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Food Science6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Science12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Landscape Architecture14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Women's Studies6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Communication10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences187 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Sciences (other)87 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Science/Studies98 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural Engineering2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering33 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering59 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering45 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering35 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Systems Engineering4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial Engineering26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Operations Research NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Packaging Science1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Comparative Literature1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chinese Language and Literature4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
German Language and Literature3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
French Language and Literature3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Italian Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Spanish Language and Literature12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science149 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biomedical Sciences300 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Botany/Plant Biology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Microbiology4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (other)1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Entomology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Molecular Genetics11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacology
Toxicology2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biostatistics17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ecology3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Epidemiology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Neuroscience NOT OFFER
Neurobiology and Anatomy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics55 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences115 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nutrition Sciences11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sustainability Studies105 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Kinesiology and Exercise Science3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Religion/Religious Studies1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Jewish/Judaic Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (other)3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics (other)5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology44 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Research and Experimental Psychology (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Psychology23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Psychology24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Behavior Analysis7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis40 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work616 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geography1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Urban Studies/Affairs NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Dance NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Design and Visual Communications NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art/Art Studies10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art History, Criticism and Conservation7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Performance20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Dental Clinical Sciences23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Dental Assisting/Assistant NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health/Health Care Administration/Management8ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator1ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant50 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)4ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Scientist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)24ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health162 NOT OFFER
Health Services Administration67 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)47 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Informatics35ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist33 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Science14 NOT OFFER
Nursing Practice NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration142 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Labor and Industrial Relations3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cell Biology and AnatomyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacology
Neuroscience NOT OFFER 1
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Endodontics/EndodontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6
Orthodontics/OrthodontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6
Pediatric Dentistry/PedodonticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 7
Periodontics/PeriodontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4
Prosthodontics/ProsthodontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8
Medical Scientist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1
Health/Medical PhysicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 12
Nurse Midwife/Nursing MidwiferyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Science NOT OFFER 1
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Animal Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Food Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Women's Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Science/Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Operations Research NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biomedical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Botany/Plant Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Microbiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Entomology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Molecular Genetics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacology
Molecular PharmacologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Toxicology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ecology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Neuroscience NOT OFFER
Neurobiology and Anatomy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nutrition Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Research and Experimental Psychology (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geography NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Urban Studies/Affairs NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Art History, Criticism and Conservation NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Labor and Industrial Relations NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Performance NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
DentistryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
PharmacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health NOT OFFER
Nursing Practice NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Rutgers graduate schools have a total of 14,652 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 5,322 male and 9,330 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 8,856 full-time and 5,796 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,985 students enrolled through online exclusively and 2,023 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 5,725 White, 1,540 Black, and 2,422 Asian students are attending at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

122 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,564 students are older than 65. It has 9,373 students aged between 22 and 30 and 3,234 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total14,652
Men5,322
Women9,330
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total14,652
Full-time Students8,856
Part-time Students5,796
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total14,652
American Indian /
Native American
3
Asian2,422
Black1,540
Hispanic1,750
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
13
White5,725
Two or more races507
Un-Known346
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total14,652
21 & Under122
22-244,155
25-295,218
30-342,124
35-391,110
40 & Over1,564

Online Population

At Rutgers University-New Brunswick graduate schools, 2,985 students enrolled online exclusively and 2,023 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment14,293
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,985
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,023
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses9,285
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,985
New Jersey Resident2,260
Other State In U.S.638
Outside of U.S.87
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