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2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$19,250 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,263 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science School for You

In 2020-2021, information science students earned 856 degrees and certificates from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Science Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New Jersey to see which programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in New Jersey

Check out the IS programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Science

$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

Rutgers New Brunswick undergraduate students pay an average of $15,804 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, IS graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick take out $25,750 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $292.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our Best Information Science Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Information Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Strayer University - New Jersey helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Cherry Hill, Strayer University - New Jersey is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - New Jersey are $13,515 per year. While working on their degree, IS majors at Strayer University - New Jersey accumulate an average of around $51,351 in student debt.

Full Information Science at Strayer University - New Jersey Report

$15,208 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - Newark. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a large student population.

Rutgers Newark undergraduate students pay an average of $15,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that IS majors at Rutgers Newark take out is $25,750. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $292.

Rutgers Newark also took the #2 spot in our Best Information Science Schools in New Jersey rankings.

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$14,952 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Ramapo College of New Jersey helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Ramapo College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,952 in in-state tuition and fees each year. IS majors at Ramapo College take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Information Science at Ramapo College of New Jersey Report

#5

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ
$14,885 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stockton University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stockton State are $14,885 per year. IS majors at Stockton State take out an average of $20,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Information Science at Stockton University

$18,016 Average Tuition & Fees

New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NJIT are $18,016 per year. On average, IS graduates from NJIT take out $26,737 in student loans while working on their degree.

NJIT also made our Best Information Science Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #1.

Full Information Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology Report

$38,074 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information science students. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FDU are $38,074 a year.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 3,677
Pennsylvania 1,560
New York 2,210
District of Columbia 180
Delaware 32

Information Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IS Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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