Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Founded in 1766, Rutgers is the eighth-oldest university in America and one of the nine Colonial Colleges, alongside institutions like Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia. As the flagship, land-grant public research university of New Jersey, Rutgers–New Brunswick offers students a large, comprehensive academic environment paired with proximity to the New York City business corridor — a major draw for students entering finance, technology, and consulting careers.
Consulting pathways beyond the business school
Non-business majors at Rutgers–New Brunswick aren’t shut out of consulting recruiting. The university-wide Office of Career Exploration and Success supports all students regardless of academic discipline, offering one-on-one career advising, interview prep, and access to the Handshake job platform, alongside the 4WARD Career Pathways Program for first-year students building early career competitiveness. On the student-organization side, the Rutgers Consulting Group is open campus-wide (not limited to RBS students) and runs workshops on case interviews, networking, and resume-building, plus a Consulting Analyst Program that places students on real pro-bono consulting projects for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to YC-backed startups. Rutgers Business School’s own Road to Consulting pipeline program has also placed participants — including those outside traditional business majors — into internships and jobs at firms like BCG, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC.
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Rutgers Business School
Founded in 1929, Rutgers Business School (RBS) is a top-ranked public business school known for its industry-connected faculty and strong ties to corporate recruiters throughout the New York/New Jersey region.
Recognized for consulting-adjacent career outcomes
Rutgers Business School ranks No. 13 nationally among public colleges for high-paying careers in Finance, Technology, and Consulting (Wall Street Journal). At the undergraduate level, RBS–New Brunswick ranked No. 44 on Poets & Quants’ 2025 Best Undergraduate Business Programs list, with 88.3% of 2024 graduates finding jobs within three months and an average starting salary of $78,747.
Strong regional recruiting pipeline
Students benefit directly from Rutgers’ proximity to New York City, with popular recruiters including Amazon, Dell, Google, PepsiCo, and Verizon Wireless. RBS’s Road to Success Programs pair a focused curriculum with mentors and dedicated career coaching to help students navigate competitive recruiting processes.
MBA program strength
At the graduate level, Rutgers’ full-time MBA sends the majority of its employed graduates into Consumer Products, Health Care, and Consulting, with a median base salary of $110,000 and a $15,000 median signing bonus. The program has also been recognized as a top public MBA for entrepreneurship and holds a strong reputation for return on investment, ranking among the highest-ROI programs nationally (Poets & Quants).
Depth across specializations
RBS is particularly well-regarded in supply chain management (No. 1 in the Big Ten for both undergraduate and graduate programs, per Gartner) and accounting — both common entry points into consulting careers focused on operations and financial advisory work.
Programs
Undergraduate majors include Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, and Business Analytics/Information Technology, with graduate offerings spanning full-time and Executive MBA, Master of Quantitative Finance, and additional specialized master’s programs.
