Rutgers University-New Brunswick is the flagship with more
than 49,000 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs. Edward J. Bloustein
School of Planning and Public Policy
Piyushimita Thakuriah, Ph.D., Dean
Founded in 1992, the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning
and Public Policy provides focus for Rutgers' programs of instruction,
research, and service in planning and public policy. The school offers
undergraduate programs in planning and public policy; public policy; public
health; health administration; and urban planning and design. On the graduate
level, the school confers master of city and regional planning (M.C.R.P.);
master of city and regional studies (M.C.R.S.); master of public affairs and
politics (M.P.A.P.); master of public policy (M.P.P.); and master of health
administration (M.H.A.) degrees. Also offered is a program that leads to the
doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in planning and public policy; this degree
is conferred by the School of Graduate Studies. In addition, the school offers
dual-degree programs with Rutgers Law School, with the Rutgers Business School:
Graduate Programs-Newark and New Brunswick, and with the School of Graduate
Studies.
Graduate School of
Applied and Professional Psychology
Francine Conway, Ph.D., Dean
Courses in education were first offered by the former
Rutgers College in the late 19th century. A separate school offering its own
curricula was organized in 1924. The Graduate School of Education offers
programs leading to the degrees of master of education (Ed.M.) and doctor of
education (Ed.D.).
Mason Gross School of
the Arts
George B. Stauffer, Ph.D., Dean
Opened in 1976, the school grants both undergraduate and
graduate degrees. Formed to provide an education in the arts of the highest
professional caliber, the school offers master of fine arts (M.F.A.) degrees in
visual arts, dance, and theater arts; doctor of musical arts (D.M.A.); artist
diploma (A.D.) in music; master of music (M.M.); bachelor of music (B.Mus.);
and bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) degrees in dance, design, digital
filmmaking, theater arts, and visual arts.
Rutgers Business
School-Newark and New Brunswick
Lei Lei, Ph.D., Dean
Rutgers Business School offers undergraduate and graduate
programs in Newark and New Brunswick. Rutgers Business School:
Undergraduate-Newark offers the bachelor of science (B.S.) degree in
accounting, finance, leadership and management, management information systems,
marketing, and supply chain management. Rutgers Business School:
Undergraduate-New Brunswick offers the bachelor of science (B.S.) degree in
accounting, business analytics and information technology, finance, leadership
and management, marketing, and supply chain management. Rutgers Business School: Graduate Programs-Newark and New
Brunswick offers the master of business administration (M.B.A.), an M.B.A.
degree in professional accounting, a master of accountancy in taxation, a
master of accountancy with options in governmental accounting or financial
accounting, a master of information technology and analytics, a master of
quantitative finance, a master of financial analysis, an online master of
science (M.S.) in supply chain management, a master of science (M.S.) in health
care services management, a master of science (M.S.) in business of fashion, a
master of science (M.S.) in supply chain analytics, and a variety of dual
degrees. The doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in management is available in
11 areas of concentration and is offered by the Graduate School-Newark in
cooperation with the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
School of Arts and
Sciences
Peter March, Ph.D., Executive Dean
The School of Arts and Sciences, created in 2006, combines
the former Douglass, Livingston, Rutgers, and University Colleges. The school
offers students a wide choice of majors in the humanities, social sciences,
biological/life sciences, and physical and mathematical sciences, as well as
access to a limited number of majors offered by the School of Environmental and
Biological Sciences and the Mason Gross School of the Arts.
School of
Communication and Information
Jonathan Potter, Ph.D., Dean
The School of Communication and Information is a community of
scholars, students, alumni, and professionals seeking to make a difference in
an age of global information and communication. With roots in academic programs
offered at Rutgers beginning in the 1920s, the current name of the school was
adopted in 2009 to reflect its 21st-century outlook. The School of
Communication and Information offers undergraduate programs of study in
communication, information technology and informatics, and journalism and media
studies. Students are admitted to the majors through a competitive process
after they have been admitted to the university. At the graduate level, the
school offers programs leading to the degrees of master of communication and
media (M.C.M.), master of information (M.I.), and doctor of philosophy (with
the Ph.D. awarded by the School of Graduate Studies). Professional development
courses and certificate programs for working professionals also are provided.
School of Engineering
Thomas N. Farris, Ph.D., Dean
Instruction in engineering began at Rutgers in 1864 when the
State of New Jersey designated the Rutgers Scientific School as the State
College for the Benefit of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The College of
Engineering became a separate unit in 1914 and was renamed the School of
Engineering in 1999. The school is dedicated to the sound technical and general
education of the student. It offers a bachelor of science (B.S.) degree in nine
disciplines, including bioenvironmental engineering with the School of
Environmental and Biological Sciences, and a curriculum in applied sciences.
Its graduate programs are conducted through the School of Graduate Studies.
School of
Environmental and Biological Sciences
Robert M. Goodman, Ph.D., Executive Dean
The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences offers undergraduate
programs in various applied disciplines with an emphasis on environmental,
agricultural, food, and marine sciences. Formerly the College of Agriculture,
later the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, and most recently
Cook College, the school adopted its present name in 2006. Graduate programs
are offered through the School of Graduate Studies.
School of Graduate
Studies
Jerome J. Kukor, Ph.D., Dean
Kathleen W. Scotto, Ph.D., Vice Dean
As of July 1, 2017, the Graduate School-New Brunswick and
the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences merged to become the new School of
Graduate Studies, which provides personalized academic support for
approximately 5,200 Rutgers students enrolled in more than 150 doctoral,
master's, and dual-degree programs across New Brunswick, Piscataway, and
Newark. The School of Graduate Studies is a unit of both Rutgers
University-New Brunswick and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences.
School of Management
and Labor Relations
Adrienne Eaton, Ph.D., Dean
The School of Management and Labor Relations, formed in
1994, provides undergraduate instruction in labor studies and employment
relations leading to a bachelor of arts (B.A.) degree conferred jointly by the
school and the School of Arts and Sciences, as well as a bachelor of science
(B.S.) degree awarded by the School of Management and Labor Relations alone. At
the graduate level, programs are offered that lead to the degrees of master of
human resource management (M.H.R.M.), master of labor and employment relations
(M.L.E.R.), and, through the School of Graduate Studies, a doctor of philosophy
(Ph.D.) degree in industrial relations and human resources.
School of Social Work
Cathryn C. Potter, Ph.D., Dean
Established in 1954 to prepare students for professional
social work practice, the School of Social Work offers a two-year graduate
curriculum leading to the master of social work (M.S.W.) degree. The school's
faculty also teaches an undergraduate social work program. The School of Social
Work offers a doctor of social work (D.S.W.) degree program, and through the
School of Graduate Studies, it offers a program leading to the doctor of
philosophy (Ph.D.) degree.
Summer Session-New
Brunswick
Elizabeth H. Beasley, M.A., Director
The Summer Session, begun in 1913 and established as a
division of the university in 1960, offers a wide variety of graduate and
undergraduate courses during three sessions in the summer months. In addition,
select noncredit programs for targeted audiences are conducted.
Divisions of the University 
