Overview

The Childhood Studies programme of Rutgers University equips practitioners and beginning scholars with the skills and knowledge to understand and to address the challenges that confront children throughout the world. The programme prepares its graduates to conduct research with and about children, formulate social policy on behalf of children and their families, and work effectively with diverse populations of children.

Key facts

Graduates from our M.A. in Childhood Studies programme have gone on to careers in youth services, education, social service administration, family services and health-related occupations, or have entered doctoral programmes.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Interpretive Methods

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Historical Research Methods

Children and Cinema

Urban Education

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-31 00:00:00
Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Camden, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Personal statement

Official undergraduate (and graduate, if application) transcripts with a minimum 3.0 GPA
Letters of recommendation (one required, two recommended)

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Tuition Fee

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International

33960 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 16980 USD per semester during 24 months.
National

33960 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 16980 USD per semester during 24 months.
In-State

20616 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10308 USD per semester during 24 months.

Living costs for Camden

832 - 2048 USD /month

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