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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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$77,189 Avg Salary

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

Information Technology is the #86 most popular major in New Jersey with 180 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New Jersey to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

Check out the IT master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Jersey.

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

Of the 25 students majoring in IT at NJIT, 68% are male and 32% are female.

Full Information Technology at New Jersey Institute of Technology Report

#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#3

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Monmouth University is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.

Women make up 50% of the IT majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Elizabeth. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Information Technology at College of Saint Elizabeth Report

Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information technology programs. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

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Strayer University - New Jersey ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology 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.

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#6

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

Saint Peter’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Jersey City, Saint Peter's College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,445
New York 1,927
Maryland 2,370
District of Columbia 434
Delaware 399

One of 10 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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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