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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best Computer Science Master's Degree School for You

Computer Science is the #15 most popular major in New Jersey with 414 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for compsci majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Stevens Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

About 21% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 79% are male.

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#2

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

About 26% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 74% are male.

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#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in New Jersey. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

Of the 37 students majoring in compsci at Rowan, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a great place for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in compsci at FDU, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Felician University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Felician is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lodi.

Women make up 50% of the compsci majors at the school.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Madison.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. NJIT is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

About 33% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 67% are male.

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,020
Pennsylvania 532
Maryland 279
District of Columbia 255
Delaware 2

One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

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