See how Rutgers graduate and professional programs rank nationally.
In 2025, U.S. News & World Report ranked 53 Rutgers graduate programs across a wide range of disciplines among the top 25 in the nation.
Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
#3 Online Programs for Veterans (excluding M.B.A.)
#8 Online Master’s (excluding M.B.A.)
#15 in Supply Chain Logistics
#23 in Part-Time M.B.A.
Rutgers Business School–Camden
#6 Online M.B.A.
School of Communication and Information
#1 in School Library Media
#2 in Library Services for Children and Youth
#4 in Library Information Systems
#6 in Library and Information Studies Programs
#10 in Digital Librarianship
#11 in Master of Information (Archives & Preservation)
School of Arts and Sciences
#1 in African American History
#1 in Women's History
#7 in Modern U.S. History
#12 in Cultural History
#21 in History
School of Nursing
#4 in Nursing–D.N.P.
#15 in Midwifery
#17 in Nursing–Master’s
School of Health Professions
#3 in Physician Assistant
School of Social Work
#12 in Social Work
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
#24 in Pharmacy
School of Public Health
#11 in Environmental Health Sciences
#16 in Public Health
#17 in Social and Behavioral Sciences
#19 in Epidemiology
#22 in Biostatistics
#25 in Health Policy and Management
School of Arts and Sciences
#6 in Gender and Literature
#9 in African American Literature
#10 in American Literature After 1865
#14 in 18th- Through 20th-Century British Literature
#16 in Literary Criticism and Theory
#17 in English
School of Public Affairs and Administration
#7 in Urban Planning and Policy
#21 in Public Finance and Budgeting
Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
#20 in Urban Planning and Policy
School of Public Affairs and Administration
#8 in Public Management and Leadership
#10 in Nonprofit Management
#16 in Local Government Management
School of Criminal Justice
#7 in Criminology
Rutgers Law School
#11 in Legal Writing
#12 in Clinical Training
#19 Part-Time Program
School of Arts and Sciences
#7 in Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
#23 in Mathematics: Algebra/Number Theory/Algebraic Geometry
#24 in Statistics
Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
#23 in Clinical Psychology
Mason Gross School of the Arts
#16 in Painting / Drawing
#23 in Fine Arts Programs
School of Engineering
#24 in Industrial, Manufacturing, Systems Engineering
School of Arts and Sciences
#24 in Physics–Condensed Matter
Rutgers offers more than 400 graduate programs of study through our schools in New Brunswick, Newark, and Camden; online; at satellite sites; and in conjunction with partner institutions.
The oldest, largest, and top-ranked public university in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area, Rutgers has locations in New Brunswick, Newark, and Camden and has a major academic and clinical health sciences presence across the state. They’re all different but they’re also all Rutgers—respected, forward-looking, and packed with options.
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