2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering in New Jersey

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,874 people earned their degree in software engineering, making the major the 195th most popular in the United States.

Across New Jersey, there were 98 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 66 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in software engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent software engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the software engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering in New Jersey

#1

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$33,744 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer software engineering degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NJIT, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. 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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#2

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$28,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Monmouth University landed the #2 spot on the list. Monmouth University is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Monmouth also took the #3 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Monmouth University are $28,586, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$38,876 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey 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 computer software engineering degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

Stevens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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