The overall average in New Jersey for what is considered to be middle class income for a family of four is between $60,000 and $177,000 a year.
According to Rutgers University economist James Hughes, “middle class” can mean many things these days. But “somebody earning $60,000 in New Jersey would really be struggling to say they’re in the middle class.”
Understanding Climate Risk at Home: Sea Level Rise, Community Engagement, and New Jersey's Environmental Future with Janine Barr Janine Barr, a researcher at the Bloustein School's Environmental Analysis and Communication (EAC) Group, joins Dean Stuart Shapiro this...
Read Original Post on Rutgers Today, April 28, 2026 Lt. Governor’s Daughter Blazes Her Own Trail of Service at Rutgers Ashley Caldwell, who has served on the New Brunswick school board since her junior year, graduates this spring On the first day of her final semester...
Students enrolled in Introduction to Urban Planning & Design recently took part in a hands-on field trip to two recently completed waterfront park projects as part of the course's Spring lecture series and experiential learning component. Led by Professor Carmelo...
The Bloustein School is pleased to announce that at their recent meeting, the Rutgers Board of Governors approved Will Payne and Jermaine Toney as Associate Professors with tenure. In his research, Will uses quantitative and qualitative methods to study the...
Over the last few months several Bloustein School alumni and faculty have been elected, or appointed to, key positions in New Jersey and elsewhere, underscoring the school’s longstanding role in preparing leaders who shape public policy across the state. “These...