Rutgers

Rutgers is number 55 on the overall ranking of US business schools. The Newark-based school is known for its well-regarded supply chain management concentration and strong job placement of those grads - 100 percent of Rutgers MBA supply chain students were employed within three months of graduating, the school touts on its website. Proximity to New York City also offers Rutgers MBAs an advantage in the job market.

Of the five indexes this ranking is based on — Compensation, Learning, Networking, Entrepreneurship and Inclusion — Rutgers ranked 48th in Compensation, 55th in Networking, 59th in Inclusion, 60th in Learning and 63rd in Entrepreneurship. Index scores are based on student and alumni survey responses as well as salary data the school reports to MBA CSEA.

Index Ranks

Index Scores

Student Population

The breakdown below is compared with other US schools. Collected gender and non-binary data is for all students in the newest class, which for most schools is the Class of 2026. Rutgers reported 77% male and 23% female/non-binary.

Bloomberg also collects data on race and ethnicity from US schools — they provide us with percentages of the first-year class of American students for the following groups: White, Black, Asian, American Indian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic (of any race). These groups are categorized as such by the schools when submitting data to the federal government.

Hires by Industry

Rutgers sent the majority of its recent MBA graduates, those with jobs, into Consumer Products, Health Care (Including Products and Services) and Consulting Industry.

Compensation by Industry

The median base salary across all industries reported by Rutgers graduates is $110,000; the median signing/starting bonus is $15,000.

Demographics

Survey respondents weigh in on their school’s population, answering broad questions about what campus life is like for female, LGBTQ, and minority students.