2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

There are so many computer science programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New Jersey to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Top Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

38 Total Awards

#1 in Quality in New Jersey

$33,215 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New Jersey. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers New Brunswick graduate students pay an average of $33,215 in tuition and fees each year.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Rutgers New Brunswick. During the 2019-2020 year, about 23% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

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#2

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, New Jersey

21 Total Awards

#2 in Quality in New Jersey

$34,760 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in New Jersey. NJIT is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NJIT are $34,760 per year.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at NJIT. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

NJIT also made our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #2.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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