by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in New Jersey” ranking.
Information Technology is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 42,900 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $50,643 and had an average of $27,140 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Jersey, there were 266 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,604 and $48,335 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 114 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,217 and $13,998 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in information technology.
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The it 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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in New Jersey”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey associate degree it students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Essex County College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in New Jersey list. Essex County College is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in New Jersey list. Hudson County Community College is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 associates’s it degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Hudson County Community College Information Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in New Jersey. Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s it degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Mercer County Community College Information Technology Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookdale Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Lincroft, New Jersey that handed out 33 associates’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Brookdale Community College Information Technology Report
Berkeley College - Woodland Park landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in New Jersey ranking. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small school located in Woodland Park, New Jersey that handed out 7 associates’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Read more about Information Technology at Berkeley College - Woodland Park
Bergen Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #7. Bergen Community College is a public institution located in Paramus, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Read more about Information Technology at Bergen Community College
With a ranking of #8, Camden County College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in New Jersey list. Located in Blackwood, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s it students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Information Technology at Camden County College
Raritan Valley Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in New Jersey ranking. Branchburg, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s it degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Salem Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #10. Salem Community College is a small school located in Carneys Point, New Jersey that handed out 1 associates’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Salem Community College
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