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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $0-$30k) in New Jersey

6 Ranked Colleges
363 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master's in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Science is the 19th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,561 and had an average of $23,565 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 769 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,500 and $22,672 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 CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer science programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $0-$30k) in New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Teaneck, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 39 degrees to qualified masters’s compsci students 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 FDU 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 CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s compsci degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

NJIT also took the #0 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 NJIT are $33,744.

Full New Jersey Institute of Technology 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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k list. Madison, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s compsci 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. 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.

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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 CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Lodi, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s compsci 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 are $20,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Felician Computer Science Report

#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rowan University is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s compsci degrees to qualified students.

Rowan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan are $15,787, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rowan University Computer Science Report

#6

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

With a ranking of #6, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k list. Hoboken, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s compsci degrees to 241 students in 2019-2020.

Stevens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876.

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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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