Catalog Navigator : About Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick

Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick (RBS) is an integral part of one of the nation's oldest, largest, and most distinguished institutions of higher learning: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Founded in 1929, RBS has been accredited since 1941 by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), a distinction that represents the hallmark of excellence in management education. Today, RBS is educating more than 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students per academic year and growing at two locations in New Jersey: Rutgers University-Newark and Rutgers University-New Brunswick (Livingston campus) as well as satellite locations in Jersey City, Madison, and Singapore.

RBS students and faculty access a strong network of corporate partnerships and more than 43,000 RBS alumni. Through a multidisciplinary approach with other Rutgers schools and departments, they also tap into a network of over 500,000 Rutgers University alumni.

Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick is recognized as one of the top three business schools in the New York City Region, and is the highest-ranked business school in New Jersey. See our rankings webpage.

#1 MBA Employment among the Big 10 Schools - Financial Times, 2017

#1 Return on Investment, salary increase (%) in the U.S. - Financial Times, 2017

#1 Public Business School in the U.S. - Financial Times, 2017

#1 Public Business School in the Tri-State Area (NY, NJ, CT) - U.S. News & World Report, 2017, 2018

#2 Top Business Schools for Supply Chain Management - Find-MBA.com, 2017

#2 MBA Job Placement in the U.S. - Bloomberg Businessweek, 2017

#4 Most First-Generation Students, the U.S. (Undergraduate New Brunswick) Poets & Quants, 2018

#5 Most First-Generation Students, the U.S. (Undergraduate Newark) Poets & Quants, 2018

#7 Cost effectiveness in the U.S. (Undergraduate Newark) Poets & Quants, 2018

#8 Quantitative Finance average starting salary QuantNet, 2018

#8 Best Online Graduate Business Programs: Accounting(#3 in the Big Ten) U.S. News & World Report, 2018

#9 Best Online Graduate Business Programs: Supply Chain Management/Logistics U.S. News & World Report, 2018

Rutgers Business School stands on the principles of academic excellence, cutting-edge research and public service that have defined Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey for more than 250 years. We come from many diverse cultures, backgrounds and perspectives, and in that environment we foster traits that reflect the essence of our brand:

RESILIENT

We work hard and persevere under difficult circumstances and adhere to our values.

RESOURCEFUL

We are creative and entrepreneurial. We think analytically, innovatively and strategically to solve problems and make decisions.

RESPONSIBLE

We are accountable for our performance. We act with integrity. We strive to make a positive impact on our communities.

Rutgers University, with its 30 schools and colleges, is a leader in diversity. DiversityInc. ranks Rutgers among the nation's top five higher education institutions for commitment to diversity. Rutgers-Newark has been ranked the nation's most diverse by U.S. News & World Report since 1997. We are proud of the many facets where diversity is evident at Rutgers Business School. We leverage this strength through our students, faculty and curriculum.

Degree Programs

RBS offers an undergraduate program, a traditional full-time M.B.A. program, a part-time M.B.A. program, an executive M.B.A., an international executive M.B.A., and an M.B.A. in professional accounting. Other graduate degree options include the master of information Technology, master of quantitative finance, master of financial analysis, as well as master of accountancy degrees in financial accounting, governmental accounting and taxation. In addition, a Ph.D. in management is offered.

Multidisciplinary dual-degree and joint-degree programs are also available, enabling students to combine an M.B.A. degree with a science, business, or liberal arts degree. The Future Leaders M.B.A. program is designed specifically for undergraduates who are interested in an accelerated M.B.A. program. This joint-degree program in science, engineering, and business is designed to open up doors to leadership jobs and careers. During the first three years, students follow the typical undergraduate degree track. In the fourth year, they begin taking courses toward the M.B.A., completing both the B.S. or B.A. and the M.B.A. course of study in as little as five-and-a-half to six years.

RBS also has long-standing dual-degree programs on the master's level. Master-level dual-degree programs include a J.D./M.B.A. and a J.D./professional accounting M.B.A., offered in conjunction with the Rutgers Law School in Newark. An M.P.P. (public policy)/M.B.A. and an M.C.R.P. (city and regional planning)/M.B.A. are offered in conjunction with the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Other joint degree programs include the M.P.H. (public health)/M.B.A. through the School of Public Health, an M.S. in biomedical sciences/M.B.A. and an M.D./M.B.A. through the School of Graduate Studies, and a Pharm.D./M.B.A. offered with the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy.

See the Academic Program Requirements chapter of this catalog.

Nondegree Programs

Nondegree programs include the post-M.B.A. certificate, the certificate in government financial management, a pharmaceutical management certificate, and the supply chain management certificate. RBS also offers a variety of mini-M.B.A. certificates through the RBS Executive Education.

Business Outreach and Academic Research Centers

Representative of its strong corporate partnerships, RBS is home to numerous outreach and academic research centers, including the Blanche and Irwin Lerner Center for the Study of Pharmaceutical Management Issues; Center for Business of Fashion; Center for Governmental Accounting Education & Research; Center for Information Management, Integration and Connectivity; Center for Market Advantage; Center for Marketing Research; Center for Real Estate; Center for Research in Regulated Industries; Center for Supply Chain Management; Institute for Ethical Leadership; Rutgers Accounting Research Center/Continuous Auditing & Reporting Lab; Rutgers Center for Information Assurance; Rutgers Center for Operations Research; Rutgers Financial Institutions Center; Technology Management Research Center; The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development; The Collaborative for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization; The Rutgers Advanced Institute for the Study of Entrepreneurship and Development; Whitcomb Center for Research in Financial Services, among many others.