2024 Best Information Technology Schools in New Jersey
8Colleges in New Jersey
228IT Degrees Awarded
$45,280Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in information technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #42 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of information technology. Combined, these schools handed out 228 degrees in information technology to qualified students.
The it program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Information Technology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for information technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Information Technology Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Information Technology in New Jersey
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the it degree levels they offer.
Every student who is interested in information technology needs to check out Stevens Institute of Technology. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken. A Best Colleges rank of #64 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stevens is a great school overall.
There were approximately 14 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent data year.
New Jersey Institute of Technology is a good option for students interested in a degree in information technology. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NJIT is a great school overall.
There were approximately 25 information technology students who graduated with this degree at NJIT in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in information technology needs to take a look at Brookdale Community College. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Lincroft. This college ranks 39th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 23 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Brookdale Community College in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, it degree recipients typically make about $38,605 in their early careers.
It's hard to beat Rider University if you want to pursue a degree in information technology. Rider is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Lawrenceville. A Best Colleges rank of #482 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rider is a great university overall.More information about a degree in information technology from Rider University
Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 8 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Monmouth in the most recent data year.
Montclair State is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Montclair. A Best Colleges rank of #346 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Montclair State is a great university overall.
There were about 9 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent year we have data available.
Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit college located in the suburb of Woodland Park. This college ranks 34th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 27 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Berkeley College - Woodland Park in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, it degree recipients typically earn about $41,450 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the suburb of Piscataway, Strayer University - New Jersey is a private for-profit university with a fairly small student population.
There were roughly 2 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Strayer University - New Jersey in the most recent year we have data available. Information Technology degree recipients from Strayer University - New Jersey get an earnings boost of approximately $22,211 above the average income of information technology graduates.
Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 19th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 1 information technology students who graduated with this degree at FDU in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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The it program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Information Technology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for information technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
