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2023 Most Popular Information Science Schools in New Jersey

7 Colleges
$59,263 Avg Salary
$29,265 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Information Science Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New Jersey to see which 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Science Colleges.

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

While working on their degree, IS majors at Rutgers New Brunswick accumulate an average of around $25,750 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $292.

Full Information Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that IS majors at NJIT take out is $26,737.

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

#3

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

The excellent programs at Stockton University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that IS majors at Stockton State take out is $20,000.

Full Information Science at Stockton University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ramapo College of New Jersey. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Information Science Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, IS majors at Ramapo College accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

Read full report on Information Science at Ramapo College of New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, IS majors at Rutgers Newark accumulate an average of around $25,750 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $292.

Full Information Science at Rutgers University - Newark Report

Strayer University - New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Cherry Hill, Strayer University - New Jersey is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that IS majors at Strayer University - New Jersey take out is $51,351.

Read full report on Information Science at Strayer University - New Jersey

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Schools in New Jersey ranking. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

Full Information Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Report

Best Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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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