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2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 53,722 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. 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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a medium-sized school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 39 masters’s compsci 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus are $10,656, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full FDU Computer Science Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k. New Jersey Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 2 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

NJIT also made our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Jersey Institute of Technology are $33,744, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k list. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 241 masters’s compsci degrees 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.

Read more about Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology

#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 $48-$75k list. Felician is a small school located in Lodi, New Jersey that handed out 3 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Felician, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Felician University are $20,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Felician Computer Science Report

#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 #5 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Madison, New Jersey. It awarded 8 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FDU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. 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 more about Computer Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

#6

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

Rowan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. 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 also took the #2 spot 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.

Read more about Computer Science at Rowan

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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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