Social Work at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 81 graduates a year

$39,936
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$56,797
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,790
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#95 of 420
Rank by pay
#336 of 420
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,692
Median federal debt

Rutgers University-New Brunswick graduates in social work earn 10% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 40% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Rutgers University-New Brunswick Compares for Social Work

All 420 colleges reporting social work 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
1Providence College Providence, RI$70,356$69,293#1—
2CUNY Hunter College New York, NY$70,273$66,885#2$42,227
3La Sierra University Riverside, CA$69,244$63,008#12$42,213
4California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA$69,201$62,968#14$39,145
5San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$68,524$62,352#19$48,750
6California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$68,448$62,283#20$42,925
7Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA$67,458$62,047#21—
8University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$67,393$61,323#26$44,906
9Iona University New Rochelle, NY$66,417$63,215#10—
10Fordham University Bronx, NY$66,349$63,151#11—
…
92University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$56,917$55,921#117$36,815
93Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN$56,858$54,312#170$42,915
94Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ$56,797$49,850#335$39,936
95Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$56,797$49,850#336$39,936
96Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ$56,797$49,850#337$39,936
97University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK$56,698$54,298#171$45,565
98San Diego State University San Diego, CA$56,674$51,570#279$36,916

Other Social Work Credentials at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$54,225$66,438$41,000
Doctoral Degree$108,858$105,646—

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 social work graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $39,936 one year after graduating and $56,797 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Rutgers University-New Brunswick rank for social work?

Among 420 colleges reporting earnings for social work graduates, Rutgers University-New Brunswick ranks #95 by median pay four years after graduation, and #336 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is social work at Rutgers University-New Brunswick worth it?

Its graduates earn 10% more than the national median for social work ($51,790), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,692.

← 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.