Potential Career Paths
A degree or minor in Labor and Employment Relations can be your springboard to a wide range of career paths and opportunities. Each degree or concentration provides students with a unique set of skills and perspectives that are sought after in a variety of fields. Your personal career goals can help you choose which path to take. A Labor and Employment Relations Bachelor’s degree or minor opens up a variety of career paths, enabling you to: manage people well whether you work for a corporation, government, or community organization; apply knowledge of current issues like work-life balance or employee rights to your workplace; specialize in diversity, dealing with unionized employees, or other parts of employment relations; represent employees as a union leader or staff member; pursue an MBA after graduation—or a law degree, or a professional master’s degree in human resources or labor relations.
Admissions Requirements
Students with an associate’s degree from an accredited community college are eligible to apply to the Labor Studies program.
Transferring Credits
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey will transfer a maximum of 60 credits or one-half of the total degree credits required for a baccalaureate degree from a NJ county college to a Rutgers degree program for those students who have completed an A.A. or A.S. degree. Please visit the NJ Transfer website at https://www.njtransfer.org/ to look up the Recommended Transfer Program (RTP) for any undergraduate major at Rutgers. Students may be awarded up to 90 credits from a 4-year institution.
Ready to Apply?
We highly recommend contacting an advisor to help guide you through the application process.