2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in New Jersey (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Information Technology is the 46th most popular major in the country with 38,958 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 209 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,950 and $27,681 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology 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 information technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in New Jersey (With Aid)

#1

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$33,744 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. New Jersey Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 25 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

NJIT also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NJIT are $33,744.

Read full report on Information Technology at New Jersey Institute of Technology

#2

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

Teaneck, New Jersey

$10,656 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Teaneck, New Jersey. It awarded 1 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

FDU also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FDU are $10,656.

Full FDU Information Technology Report

#3

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$28,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Monmouth University landed the #3 spot on the list. Monmouth University is a medium-sized school located in West Long Branch, New Jersey that handed out 13 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Monmouth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Information Technology 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 Monmouth University are $28,586.

Full Monmouth University Information Technology Report

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (With Aid)

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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