2024 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

If you pursue a master's degree in information technology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #26 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of information technology. Combined, these schools handed out 44 master's degrees in information technology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Information Technology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of information technology for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality it program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on information technology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of information technology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt information technology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information technology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for information technology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Information Technology Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Information Technology in New Jersey

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in information technology.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Master's in IT

1

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ

25 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat New Jersey Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a master's degree in information technology. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.More information about a master’s in information technology from New Jersey Institute of Technology

2

Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University is a great choice for students pursuing a master's degree in information technology. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from Rider University

3

Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ

8 Annual Graduates

Monmouth University is a great decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in information technology. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of West Long Branch.More information about a master’s in information technology from Monmouth University

4

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

9 Annual Graduates

Montclair State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in information technology. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from Montclair State University

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	859
Pennsylvania	248	341
Maryland	193	956
District of Columbia	154	294
Delaware	109	234

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Rankings in Majors Related to IT

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Information Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

IT Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security	35
Information Technology Management	9

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	734
Computer Science	387
Information Science	254
Computer Software & Applications	48
Computer Systems Networking	11

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis. More about our data sources and methodologies.