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2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$21,352 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,263 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Science Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value programs for IS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Science Colleges.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Science

$18,016 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NJIT are $18,016 a year.

Full Information Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology Report

$38,074 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FDU are $38,074 per year.

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$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 a year.

Full Information Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Strayer University - New Jersey is a great value for information science students. Strayer University - New Jersey is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cherry Hill.

Strayer University - New Jersey undergraduate students pay an average of $13,515 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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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