New Jersey’s universities are packed with data science certificates and degrees. Our guide explores professional communities and salary ranges as well as online degrees and academic scholarships.

If you already know you’re headed there, jump to our list of all the data science programs in New Jersey.

In 2013 Rutgers University got together with other universities in the state to form the New Jersey Big Data Alliance. The members work together on research initiatives, and the organization is developing a repository of publicly accessible data sets. The alliance includes the New Jersey Office of Information Technology and NJEDge.Net, which link the schools with government and private sector partners.

In addition to Rutgers, alliance members include The College of New Jersey, Kean University, Montclair State University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rowan University, Saint Peter’s University, Stevens Institute of Technology, Stockton University, and more. Keep your eye on these schools for new data science programs.

What are New Jersey colleges within and outside of the Big Data Alliance up to in the field?

A few New Jersey public universities including the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers University, and Thomas Edison State University offer online data science programs at the certificate or master’s level. A private university, Stevens Institute of Technology, designs programs that prepare graduates for Wall Street jobs. While more colleges are adding degrees all the time, these four institutions offer programs that may be worth considering.

A couple of New Jersey institutions are in the data science game at the online certificate level, they’ve managed to give students multiple options. Perhaps you’ll find your niche in:

If you’re interested in finance, consider either:

If you want the whole degree, New Jersey universities offer diverse options, including:

Interested in pursuing a career in data science or data analytics but unable to earn your master’s in data science? You may want to consider completing a bootcamp! Bootcamps are relatively short educational programs meant to get students into the field compared to a master’s degree. Bootcamps in New Jersey may focus on data science, the study of how knowledge is generally derived from raw data; data analytics, the processes by which specific insights can be drawn from data; or both data science and data analytics. Check out our guides to learn more about data science bootcamps or data analytics bootcamps in New Jersey.

Financial aid options for New Jersey data science programs include but are not limited to:

New Jersey’s universities pump out plenty of data science grads and not all of them move to NYC. Instead, graduates have formed pockets of analytical activity across the Garden State. Here are a few communities you can join:

New Jersey periodically welcomes large big data conferences to the state. We’ve assembled a small list of big data conferences that meet more regularly along this stretch of the Atlantic Seaboard.

Because much of northern New Jersey is part of the Greater New York City metropolitan area, it’s hard to nail down the true number of data science career opportunities for New Jersey residents in particular. However, given that it is within the greater New York area, New Jersey folks may find work in either state.

But don’t neglect New Jersey-based Fortune 500 companies such as Honeywell, Cognizant, and Prudential Financial. You could also smaller consulting firms like Datanomics.

According to data from the O*NET OnLine in 2020, data scientists made an average $111,350 per year in New Jersey.

Last updated: April 2022

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We found 6 universities in New Jersey offering Masters of Data Science programs (and/or closely related programs, like MS in Analytics / Masters in Business Analytics). The university’s website will have the most up to date information on specific programs.

If you represent a university and would like to contact us about editing any of our listings, or adding new programs, please send an email to info@mastersindatascience.org.

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