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2023 Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

6 Schools Ranked
$30,169 Avg Student Debt

There are so many computer science programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for computer science students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Top Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
$39,556 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Stevens Institute of Technology to be the best school for computer science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey.

Online graduate courses are available at Stevens, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 54% took at least some of their classes online.

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$24,546 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NJIT. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
$13,519 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.

One thing to take note of is that Montclair State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
$16,146 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in New Jersey.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Rowan. In 2019-2020 about 36% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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$10,722 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.

FDU is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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$10,722 Average Tuition & Fees

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking.

Since the graduate programs at FDU are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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