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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

10 Colleges
$35,972 Avg Salary
$25,601 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

Check out the IT associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Jersey.

Our 2023 rankings named Bergen Community College the most popular school in New Jersey for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Paramus, Bergen Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 35% of the IT majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Brookdale Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in New Jersey. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 94% are male.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Brookdale Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,087.

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#3

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Essex County College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Newark, Essex is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 81% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. HCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

Of the 13 students majoring in IT at HCCC, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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#5

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Camden County College is a great place for information technology students working on their associate degree. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Blackwood.

About 20% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#5

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berkeley College - Woodland Park. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.

Women make up 30% of the IT majors at the school.

On average, IT graduates from Berkeley College - Woodland Park take out $17,209 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Mercer County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Raritan Valley Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree information technology programs. RVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Branchburg.

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Strayer University - New Jersey landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree information technology programs. Strayer University - New Jersey is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cherry Hill.

About 50% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 50% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, IT majors at Strayer University - New Jersey accumulate an average of around $27,968 in student debt.

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#10

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, NJ

Salem Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Carneys Point, Salem County College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 10 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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