Urban Studies/Affairs at Rutgers University-Camden

Camden, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 6 graduates a year

$44,263
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$59,261
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$62,532
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#16 of 30
Rank by pay
#22 of 30
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,250
Median federal debt

Rutgers University-Camden graduates in urban studies/affairs earn 5% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 41% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Rutgers University-Camden Compares for Urban Studies/Affairs

All 30 colleges reporting urban studies/affairs earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1New York University New York, NY$81,123$77,212#1—
2Barnard College New York, NY$79,807$75,960#2$40,294
3University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$76,125$69,269#6$58,171
4CUNY Queens College Queens, NY$74,979$71,364#5$42,995
5Brown University Providence, RI$73,905$72,789#4$48,731
6University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$73,190$74,435#3—
7California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA$72,148$65,650#7$46,826
8University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA$71,380$64,951#9$37,074
9San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$70,207$63,884#10$50,008
10University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT$68,928$65,328#8—
…
13University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA$63,174$58,107#15$47,585
14University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$62,807$59,994#13$27,966
15Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY$59,930$57,041#18$39,410
16Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ$59,261$52,012#22$44,263
17Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$59,261$52,012#23$44,263
18Wayne State University Detroit, MI$58,915$62,119#11$43,811
19Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA$58,084$52,891#20$33,626

Other Majors at Rutgers University-Camden by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$125,303$80,448#31 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,695$68,338#51 of 452
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$99,155$87,594#136 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$89,087$68,141#124 of 796
Economics$86,120$51,848#131 of 368
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$84,376$80,060#20 of 93
Business Administration, Management and Operations$83,606$58,896#95 of 1176
Mathematics$81,845$54,953#77 of 309
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$79,510$46,122#13 of 110
Human Resources Management and Services$75,850$49,441#47 of 187
Marketing$74,813$48,645#125 of 516
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$74,122$35,768#18 of 476
Chemistry$73,245$44,949#52 of 209
Biology$68,306$32,024#123 of 841
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$68,108$39,009#41 of 156
Physics$67,544$35,689#89 of 107
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$66,519$31,335#33 of 225
Political Science and Government$63,765$39,723#234 of 565
Criminal Justice and Corrections$61,817$34,611#101 of 660
Research and Experimental Psychology$59,913—#36 of 82
Philosophy$58,891$40,113#36 of 86
Social Work$56,797$39,936#94 of 420
Psychology$56,479$31,280#188 of 1027
Music$56,008$36,707#26 of 268
English Language and Literature$55,337$26,310#130 of 576
Sociology$55,197$34,344#158 of 462
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$55,164$30,296#36 of 103
History$54,657$33,763#138 of 459
Fine and Studio Arts$52,450$21,908#36 of 423
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$51,581$33,109#140 of 207

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Rutgers University-Camden urban studies/affairs graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $44,263 one year after graduating and $59,261 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Rutgers University-Camden rank for urban studies/affairs?

Among 30 colleges reporting earnings for urban studies/affairs graduates, Rutgers University-Camden ranks #16 by median pay four years after graduation, and #22 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is urban studies/affairs at Rutgers University-Camden worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% less than the national median for urban studies/affairs ($62,532), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,250.

← All data for Rutgers University-Camden · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.