by our College Data Analytics TeamHealth Professions is a program of study at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in health professions, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick paid an average of $1,256 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $739 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $17,736 | $30,144 |
| Fees | $1,988 | $1,988 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Rutgers New Brunswick does offer online classes in its health professions doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Rutgers New Brunswick Online Learning page.
Women made up around 58.6% of the health professions students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 60.6%.
Around 50.1% of health professions doctor’s degree recipients at Rutgers New Brunswick in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 319 |
| Black or African American | 68 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 87 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 408 |
| International Students | 41 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 38 |
Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 1 |
| Dentistry | 121 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 3 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 6 |
| Medicine | 356 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.