Social Studies Education at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Every social studies education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social studies teacher education program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick stacks up to those at other schools.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Studies Education section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers New Brunswick Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Rutgers New Brunswick Social Studies Education Rankings

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There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in social studies teacher education, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social studies teacher education majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Social Studies Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 social studies teacher education majors earned their master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick, 84% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
• Reading Teacher Education
• Mathematics Education
• Drama & Dance Education
• English & Language Arts Education

Careers That Social Studies Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in social studies teacher education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Middle School Teachers	24,980	$72,290
Education Professors	1,400	$88,870

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.