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2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
363 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master's in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Science is the 11th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New Jersey, there were 769 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 363 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree computer science students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in New Jersey (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Teaneck, New Jersey. It awarded 39 masters’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

FDU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FDU are $10,656.

Full Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Computer Science Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s computer science degrees to qualified students.

NJIT also took the #0 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NJIT are $33,744, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Science at NJIT

#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Glassboro, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer science degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new jersey master’s degree computer science students with aid list, Rowan has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan University are $15,787, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Felician University

Lodi, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Felician University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Felician University is a small school located in Lodi, New Jersey that handed out 3 masters’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

Felician also made our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Felician University are $20,050.

Full Felician Computer Science Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Madison, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FDU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus are $10,674.

Read full report on Computer Science at FDU

#6

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 241 masters’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

Stevens also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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