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2023 Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$17,725 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,213 Avg Salary

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

With 275 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information science is the #25 most popular major in New Jersey.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IS majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Information Science

Our analysis found New Jersey Institute of Technology to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey. NJIT is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NJIT are $24,546 per year.

Full Information Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology Report

Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FDU are $10,722 a year.

Full Information Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great value for information science students working on their master’s degree. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick graduate students pay an average of $20,495 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Strayer University - New Jersey. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Strayer University - New Jersey is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cherry Hill.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Strayer University - New Jersey are $15,135 per year.

Full Information Science at Strayer University - New Jersey Report

Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 627
Pennsylvania 409
Maryland 833
District of Columbia 137
Delaware 31

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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