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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named County College of Morris the most popular school in New Jersey for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 13% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at County College of Morris Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brookdale Community College is a great place for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Information Technology at Brookdale Community College Report

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Atlantic Cape Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in New Jersey. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Mays Landing.

Read full report on Information Technology at Atlantic Cape Community College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Felician University is a great place for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Felician is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lodi.

Full Information Technology at Felician University Report

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 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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