The Bloustein School brings together an amalgam of urban planning, public policy, health administration, public health, and urban informatics in a unique environment ideally suited to address the needs of the region’s communities and diverse populations. The School has eight research centers and institutes—including the Center for State Health Policy—and annually attracts approximately $25 million in external grants and contracts. The programs in urban planning, public policy, and undergraduate public health are all highly ranked nationally, and our health administration program which was created in 2017 recently debuted in the national rankings at #32.
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy is a professional school offering a doctoral program in Planning and Public Policy; master’s degrees in Health Administration, Public Policy, Urban Planning and Policy Development, and Public Informatics; undergraduate degrees in Public Policy, Planning and Public Policy, Urban Planning and Design, Health Administration, and Public Health.
As a campus with a continually growing diverse student body, we encourage applications from women, minorities, and individuals with a commitment to mentoring students from under-represented groups. We are committed to a diverse workforce and maintaining a learning and working environment that is welcoming to all. Salaries and benefit packages and other forms of professional support offered by the university are competitive.
The mission of Rutgers-New Brunswick is to apply the university’s outstanding strengths in research, teaching and service for the public good. The university is a dynamic and diverse center for research, technology innovation, public engagement and development, and is located in the heart of the Northeastern megalopolis with easy access to New York City and Philadelphia. Rutgers is one of the nation’s leading comprehensive public research universities, with active researchers in health services, health policy, health economics, and other healthcare space with annual research expenditures exceeding $750 million, and membership in the Big Ten Academic Alliance and the Association of American Universities. For further information, visit the website at http://bloustein.rutgers.edu.
