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

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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci 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

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. Teaneck, 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 39 students 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.

Full FDU Computer Science Report

#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Glassboro, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s compsci 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 University are $15,787, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey. 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.

In addition to being on our new jersey master’s degree compsci students list, FDU has also earned the #4 rank 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 FDU

#4

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the 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 Institute of Technology are $38,876.

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#5

Felician University

Lodi, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Felician University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey. Felician is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lodi, New Jersey. It awarded 3 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

Felician not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Felician University are $20,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computer Science at Felician

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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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