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

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Finding the Best Information Science Master's Degree 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 Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the IS 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 science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 38% of the IS majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

Full Information Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - New Jersey. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Cherry Hill, Strayer University - New Jersey is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Information Science at Strayer University - New Jersey Report

Best Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Science Schools 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 4 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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