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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in New Jersey

7 Colleges
$87,859 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Science School for You

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

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Computer Science Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New Jersey to see which programs were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Stevens Institute of Technology the most popular school in New Jersey for computer science students. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

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#2

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Schools in New Jersey list. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

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#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

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The excellent programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Felician University is a great place for computer science students. Felician is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lodi.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Schools in New Jersey ranking. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer science students. It came in at #7 on the list. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.

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Best Computer Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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