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2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$16,135 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,972 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Associate Degree School for You

Information Technology is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 180 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Jersey to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for IT 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Information Technology

Our analysis found Brookdale Community College to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Jersey. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brookdale Community College are $8,804 a year. On average, IT graduates from Brookdale Community College take out $13,087 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Brookdale Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - New Jersey. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Strayer University - New Jersey is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cherry Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - New Jersey are $13,515 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, IT graduates from Strayer University - New Jersey carry an average student debtload of $27,968.

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#3

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berkeley College - Woodland Park. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Woodland Park, Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Berkeley College - Woodland Park undergraduate students pay an average of $26,085 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, IT majors at Berkeley College - Woodland Park accumulate an average of around $17,209 in student debt.

Berkeley College - Woodland Park did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

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Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 2,370
Pennsylvania 1,445
New York 1,927
District of Columbia 434
Delaware 399

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

IT Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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