City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 26 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$68,786
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$66,874
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#8 of 17
Rank by pay
#14 of 17
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Rutgers University-New Brunswick graduates in city/urban, community, and regional planning earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Rutgers University-New Brunswick Compares for City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning

All 17 colleges reporting city/urban, community, and regional planning 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
1University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$106,094$96,539#1—
2California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$80,820$73,541#4$47,832
3University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$76,360$78,461#2$40,037
4University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$73,413$67,524#9$39,635
5California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$72,704$66,156#10$45,960
6Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$71,158$75,028#3—
7Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$70,592$71,771#5$50,580
8Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$68,786$60,372#14—
9Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$68,163$70,039#7$46,954
10Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ$68,163$70,039#8$46,954
11Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL$66,093$70,348#6$22,719

Other Majors at Rutgers University-New Brunswick by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$126,906$78,177#5 of 126
Computer and Information Sciences$125,303$80,448#32 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$108,296$82,598#36 of 258
Chemical Engineering$100,729$67,777#49 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,695$68,338#52 of 452
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$99,155$87,594#137 of 966
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering$98,046$69,162—
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$94,598$69,320#38 of 59
Mechanical Engineering$94,561$71,569#97 of 318
Industrial Engineering$94,382$78,501#61 of 94
Engineering Science$91,309$69,336#4 of 9
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$89,850$62,097#78 of 118
Management Information Systems and Services$89,098$63,023#55 of 166
Accounting and Related Services$89,087$68,141#125 of 796
Information Science/Studies$87,757$56,360#47 of 148
Biotechnology$87,600$56,509#2 of 13
Civil Engineering$87,557$70,609#89 of 233
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$87,399$72,259#41 of 253
Economics$86,120$51,848#132 of 368
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$84,376$80,060#21 of 93
Business Administration, Management and Operations$83,606$58,896#96 of 1176
Genetics$83,484$20,373#2 of 9
Mathematics$81,845$54,953#78 of 309
Food Science and Technology$80,979$51,892#4 of 29
Statistics$80,721$63,477#34 of 50
Social Sciences$80,700$51,753#2 of 35
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$79,510$46,122#14 of 110
Human Resources Management and Services$75,850$49,441#48 of 187
Public Policy Analysis$74,865$51,082#11 of 34
Marketing$74,813$48,645#126 of 516

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Rutgers University-New Brunswick city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates make?

Graduates earn $68,786 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Rutgers University-New Brunswick rank for city/urban, community, and regional planning?

Among 17 colleges reporting earnings for city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates, Rutgers University-New Brunswick ranks #8 by median pay four years after graduation, and #14 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is city/urban, community, and regional planning at Rutgers University-New Brunswick worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for city/urban, community, and regional planning ($66,874).

← All data for Rutgers University-New Brunswick · 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.