Newark, New Jersey · Public
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other at Rutgers University-Newark
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 243 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3.2% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~243
- Schools with reported signal
- 55
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 71.4%
- Graduation rate
- 63.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $19,703/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $78,812
- Median debt
- $21,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $74,479/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 55 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.0x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($166 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($15,779 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 35% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH · 2.1% reported share · $9,992 net A+ Portland State University Portland, OR · 0.1% reported share · $9,552 net A MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA · 0.1% reported share · $7,339 net A 
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK · 1.2% reported share · $7,081 net A University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL · 0.7% reported share · $9,833 net A 
University of Central Florida Orlando, FL · 0.2% reported share · $10,411 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other accounts for 3.2% of reported programs at Rutgers University-Newark, which is bigger than 93% of schools in this field set and 3.0x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 243 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Rutgers University-Newark's average net price is $19,703 per year, about $78,812 over four years. That is $166 above the $19,537 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $74,479 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $15,779 above the $58,700 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Rutgers University-Newark #19 of 55 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.