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
Top-Ranked Graduate Programs
See how Rutgers graduate and professional programs rank nationally.
Rutgers Tops Graduate Program Rankings
In 2024, U.S. News & World Report ranked 43 Rutgers graduate programs across a wide range of disciplines among the top 25 in the nation.
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 Communication and Information
#2 in School Library Media
#3 in Library Services for Children and Youth
#6 in Digital Librarianship
#6 in Library and Information Studies Programs
#10 in Library Information Systems
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 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 Arts and Sciences
#7 in Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
#24 in Statistics
#23 Mathematics: Algebra/Number Theory/Algebraic Geometry
School of Social Work
#12 in Social Work
School of Health Professions
#7 in Physician Assistant
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
#24 in Pharmacy
School of Public Health
#17 in Social and Behavioral Sciences
#25 in Public Health
Mason Gross School of the Arts
#16 in Painting / Drawing
#23 in Fine Arts Programs
Rutgers Law School
#11 in Legal Writing
#19 Part Time Program
School of Criminal Justice
#7 in Criminology
School of Nursing
#4 in Nursing–D.N.P.
#14 in Nursing–Master’s
#18 in Midwifery
School of Engineering
#21 in Industrial, Manufacturing, Systems Engineering
Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
#2 Online Programs for Veterans (excluding M.B.A.)
#6 in Business–Online Master’s Business (excluding M.B.A.)
#12 Production/Operations Management
#12 in Supply Chain Logistics
School of Arts and Sciences
#24 in Physics–Condensed Matter
Graduate and Professional Programs at Rutgers
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.
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