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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$19,519 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,189 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 45 degrees and certificates were awarded to information technology students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #75 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for IT 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 Technology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Colleges.

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

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the best value school in New Jersey for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey 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 Technology at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

NJIT graduate students pay an average of $24,546 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monmouth University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Monmouth are $29,290 per year.

Full Information Technology at Monmouth University Report

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 948
Pennsylvania 418
Maryland 1,400
District of Columbia 312
Delaware 234

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

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Science 6,934
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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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