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Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

8 Colleges
$65,430 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

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

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 5,444 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New Jersey to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer & Information Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer and information sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found New Jersey Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey. NJIT is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

Women make up 35% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

About 29% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 71% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 82% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.

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#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in New Jersey. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

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College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

College of Saint Elizabeth came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Strayer University - New Jersey landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Strayer University - New Jersey is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cherry Hill.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 9,652
New York 18,431
Maryland 10,192
Delaware 808
District of Columbia 1,354

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

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 Almonroth.

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