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2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

5 Ranked Colleges
363 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master's in New Jersey

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. FDU 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FDU are $10,656, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computer Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rowan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey. Located in Glassboro, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rowan, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan are $15,787, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Science at Rowan

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey. Madison, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer science degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

FDU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus are $10,674, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computer Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

#4

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stevens Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey. Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 241 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer science students in 2019-2020.

Stevens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology

#5

Felician University

Lodi, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Felician University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lodi, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

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

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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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