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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$19,202 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,430 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, computer and information sciences students earned 1,624 degrees and certificates from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for computer and information sciences 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Check out the computer and information sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer & Information Sciences

Our analysis found Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

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

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Montclair State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Report

#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Rowan graduate students pay an average of $16,146 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NJIT are $24,546 a year.

NJIT did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology

With a ranking of #6, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stevens are $39,556 per year.

Stevens did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Stevens Institute of Technology Report

Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 7,126
Pennsylvania 2,926
Maryland 3,175
District of Columbia 847
Delaware 292

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817
Computer Systems Networking 720
Computer Programming 490
Other Computer & Information Sciences 443
Data Processing 205

Majors Similar to Computer & Information Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Almonroth.

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