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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in New Jersey

21 Colleges
$45,280 Avg Salary
$24,477 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Information Technology Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular 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 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. Located in the suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Berkeley College - Woodland Park. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Woodland Park, Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Jersey Institute of Technology is a great place for information technology students. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.

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Out of the 21 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookdale Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 21 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Bergen Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Paramus, Bergen Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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#6

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Essex County College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large city of Newark, Essex is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information technology programs. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

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Hudson County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. HCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.

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#9

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Camden County College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Blackwood.

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#10

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information technology programs. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Schools 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 21 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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