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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

8 Schools Ranked
$30,169 Avg Student Debt

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

34 Total Awards
$24,546 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named New Jersey Institute of Technology the most popular school in New Jersey for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 35% were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NJIT. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
21 Total Awards
$39,556 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Stevens is located in Hoboken, New Jersey and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 29% were women.

Stevens does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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11 Total Awards
$10,722 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in Teaneck, New Jersey, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 11 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out FDU. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
4 Total Awards
$13,519 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in New Jersey. Montclair, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

Montclair State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.

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1 Total Awards
$10,722 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in New Jersey. FDU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Madison, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

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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#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
1 Total Awards
$16,146 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in New Jersey. Located in Glassboro, New Jersey, the fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Rowan does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 36% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

Strayer University - New Jersey

Cherry Hill, New Jersey
$15,135 Average Tuition & Fees

Strayer University - New Jersey landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer science programs.

Since the graduate programs at Strayer University - New Jersey are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#7

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, New Jersey
$18,734 Average Tuition & Fees

College of Saint Elizabeth came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking.

Online graduate courses are available at CSE, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 49% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

References

  • 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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