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Rutgers New Brunswick was ranked #75 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for fine arts majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in New Jersey.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Rutgers University - New Brunswick handed out 53 bachelor's degrees in fine & studio arts. This is a decrease of 18% over the previous year when 65 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in fine arts from Rutgers New Brunswick. This makes it the #173 most popular school for fine arts master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 1 students received their doctoral degrees in fine arts in 2021, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Fine Arts majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $29,120 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $24,186 for all fine arts bachelor's degree recipients.
Graduates of the master's fine arts program at Rutgers New Brunswick make a median salary of $41,944. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all fine arts graduates with a master's is $29,510.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Rutgers New Brunswick, fine arts students borrow a median amount of $25,975 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all fine arts bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $26,162.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the fine arts program at Rutgers New Brunswick is $249 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fine arts majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of fine arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in fine arts.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 8 |
Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
White | 23 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 5 |
The fine arts program at Rutgers New Brunswick awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Rutgers New Brunswick are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 75% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in fine arts.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 3 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Music | 89 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 44 |
Design & Applied Arts | 40 |
Dance | 27 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 26 |
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