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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in New Jersey for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 254,454 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, computer and information sciences is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,893 and had an average of $27,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Jersey, there were 5,931 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,030 and $26,869 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 74 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,439 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in New Jersey for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in computer and information sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful computer and information sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The computer & information sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in New Jersey for a Doctorate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey doctor’s degree computer & information sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in New Jersey for a Doctorate list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in New Jersey for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at NJIT
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in New Jersey for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Princeton, New Jersey, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Princeton Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in New Jersey for a Doctorate list. Stevens Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hoboken, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Stevens Institute of Technology
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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