Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick Graduate School of Education

Education School Admissions

Application

Director of admissions Linda Costa
Application deadline N/A
Application fee $65

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey New Brunswick Graduate School of Education
TOEFL

TOEFL required for international students Yes
Minimum TOEFL score required 550 paper test
83 internet-based test

Post-baccalaureate certificate programs

Applications 156
Acceptance rate 89.7%
Enrollment 161 part-time
Test requirements Neither GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for any of the programs

Master’s programs

Applications 834
Acceptance rate 61.2%
Enrollment 365 full-time
238 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education Specialist programs

Applications N/A
Acceptance rate N/A
Enrollment N/A
Test requirements N/A

Ph.D./Ed.D. programs

Applications 251
Acceptance rate 52.2%
Enrollment 44 full-time
236 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education School Academics

Degree and Program Offerings

Degree programs offered post-baccalaureate certificate, master’s, Ph.D., Ed.D.
(10)
Categories of study offered to master’s students teaching track, counseling/psychology track, administration track, research/policy track
Categories of study offered to education specialist students N/A
Any programs in education offered off campus Yes
Any programs in education offered through distance education Yes

Program Specialization
100.0 percent of students reported specialty information. Totals may exceed 100% due to students with multiple specialities.

education administration and supervision 14%
student counseling and personnel services 5%
educational evaluation, research, and statistics 1%
social and philosophical foundations of education 5%
education policy 1%
educational psychology 5%
elementary teacher education 9%
higher education administration 5%
secondary teacher education 26%
special education 19%
educational/instructional media design 1%
other 9%

Graduates (2010)

Certificate program graduates 169
Master’s program graduates 297
Education specialist program graduates 1
Doctoral program graduates 23

Faculty Resources

Full-time faculty 48
Part-time faculty 54
Full-time faculty with doctoral degrees 100%
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty who received awards or were editors of educational journals during 2009 and 2010 6.3%

Research Expenditures (2009-2010)

Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $8.8
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty engaged in externally funded research 32.0%

Education School Ranking

Education Ranking Scores

Score 57
Peer assessment score (out of 5) 3.4
Superintendent assessment score (out of 5) 4.1
Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students 521 – Medium
Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students 587 – Medium
Doctoral programs acceptance rate 52.2% – Medium
Ratio of doctoral degrees granted to full-time faculty 0.5:1 – Medium
Student-faculty ratio 2.6:1 – Medium
Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands) $175.2
Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $8.8

Education School Cost

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director Jean McDonald Rash
Financial aid phone (732) 932-7057

Expenses

Tuition
Full-time: $14,400 per year (in-state)
Full-time: $22,536 per year (out-of-state)
Part-time: $600 per credit (in-state)
Part-time: $939 per credit (out-of-state)
Required fees $1,576 per year
Room and board $13,252
Books and supplies $1,200
Miscellaneous expenses $1,100

Financial Aid Availability

Fellowships 5
Teaching assistants 12
Research assistants 5
Other appointments 2
Students receiving grants and/or scholarships 15