Software Engineering Degrees in New Jersey for 2027
New Jersey has 4 programs titled software engineering at 3 schools, 2 accredited by ABET, and 19 computer science programs. This guide covers each one, what it costs, and what software developers earn in the state.
Kevin ToFounder & Editor·B.S. in Computer Science, Temple University·Updated
Software engineering programs
4
titled software engineering
ABET-accredited
2
ABET’s list, 2026-09-30
Computer science programs
19
IPEDS 2024
Median pay, software developers
$135,940
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Key takeaways
01New Jersey has 4 degrees titled software engineering, 2 bachelor’s and 2 master’s, at 3 schools, plus 19 computer science programs. 2 of the software engineering programs are on ABET’s accredited list. Stevens ranks first among the state’s bachelor’s programs, with a score of 66.7 out of 100, #21 nationally. Each program below is checked against the school’s own page.
02At New Jersey’s public schools, the median undergraduate tuition for 2023–24 was $14,198 in state and $23,382 out of state, so residency saves about $9,184 a year at the median. Private schools had a median of $45,752. These IPEDS figures are one per school and leave out fees, housing and financial aid.
03Software developers in New Jersey earned a median of $135,940 in May 2025, against $135,980 nationally, and half earned between $107,020 and $170,130. The state employed 51,570 of them. Nationally, BLS projects the occupation to grow 10.2% from 2025 to 2035, against 3.5% for all occupations.
04Prices in New Jersey were 8.8% above the national average in 2024, by the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s measure, and housing stood at 134.3 against a national 100. At national prices, the state’s developer median goes as far as about $124,940. BEA’s 2024 figures are its latest, a year behind the pay data.
05Neighboring states with programs titled software engineering: Pennsylvania (9) and New York (6). Each has its own guide with the same comparisons of programs, cost and pay, so a program across the state line can be weighed against one at home, keeping in mind that a public school charges nonresidents more.
This guide
Studying software engineering in New Jersey
A degree titled software engineering puts design, testing and the management of large software projects at the center, where computer science centers on computation itself. New Jersey offers both, and many software engineers hold either one.
What this page covers
Software engineering programs: the 4 bachelor’s and master’s degrees in New Jersey titled software engineering, each checked against the school’s own page.
Computer science programs: the state’s 19 bachelor’s and master’s programs in computer science, from federal data.
Online programs: software engineering degrees from our rankings that can be completed online.
Not included: associate degrees, certificates, bootcamps, doctoral programs and degrees in related fields such as information technology.
Methodology
How we ranked these programs
Programs in New Jersey are ranked against each other at the same degree level, highest score first. The score is out of 100 and comes from our national rankings, so a program carries the same score on every page of this site. It isn’t curved for New Jersey: each factor is measured against fixed national standards, which is why even the strongest program here can sit well below 100.
The bachelor’s score
Stevens: #21 of 75 nationally
Stevens leads in New Jersey with 66.7 out of 100
Across the country the median bachelor’s score is 56.7 and the highest is 87.0. Its biggest gap is cost, where it earns 0 of 25 points. Every scored program is in Best Bachelor’s in Software Engineering.
Scored factors
100 pts total
Cost25 pts
The school’s average net price after grants (IPEDS), in fixed dollar tiers.
Under $12,00025 pts
$12,000 to $15,99920 pts
$16,000 to $19,99915 pts
$20,000 to $24,99910 pts
$25,000 to $31,9995 pts
$32,000 or more0 pts
Completion35 pts
The school’s eight-year completion rate for all entering students (IPEDS Outcome Measures), as a share of the points.
ABET accreditation25 pts
Full points if the program is on ABET’s own accredited list, none if not.
Program size15 pts
Graduates a year, on a log scale that reaches full points at 100.
The master’s score
New Jersey Institute of Technology: #18 of 44 nationally
New Jersey Institute of Technology leads in New Jersey with 56.0 out of 100
Across the country the median master’s score is 52.0 and the highest is 86.9. Its biggest gap is cost, where it earns 16 of 40 points. Every scored program is in Software Engineering Master’s Programs.
Scored factors
100 pts total
Cost40 pts
The school’s graduate tuition (IPEDS), in fixed dollar tiers.
Under $10,00040 pts
$10,000 to $14,99932 pts
$15,000 to $19,99924 pts
$20,000 to $29,99916 pts
$30,000 to $39,9998 pts
$40,000 or more0 pts
Program size30 pts
Graduates a year, on a log scale that reaches full points at 500.
Research activity15 pts
The school’s Carnegie research class, from IPEDS.
R115
R29
Doctoral/professional3
Other0
ABET-accredited department15 pts
Full points if the school’s software engineering or computer science bachelor’s is on ABET’s list.
Each program is ranked against the others in New Jersey at the same degree level, by the score our national rankings use. Tuition is IPEDS 2023–24; grad rate is the school’s. Full details for a ranked program are on its ranking page.
Bachelor’s
Master’s
Top 3 in New Jersey
Not ranked
Bachelor’s in software engineering
2 programs
#1 in New Jersey
66.7of 100
Stevens
Hoboken, NJ
BSCampus
In-state
$58,680
Out-of-state
$58,680
Completion
87%
✓ ABET-accredited
Accelerated master's: double-count credits, finish in five years
Stevens offers its Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering on campus, housed in Systems Engineering at the Schaefer School of Engineering and Science. ABET’s Engineering Accreditation Commission accredits the program. The curriculum includes a hands-on design course every semester, and its final piece is Senior Design, a team capstone on prototypes for real business problems, possibly with a real company. Senior Design prototypes are shown at the Innovation Expo, which includes a design and entrepreneurship competition.
Co-op is common: nearly 30% of engineering students work for real companies through the Cooperative Education Program. Other options include internships, study abroad, flexible minors and double majors, and undergraduate research in labs. If you want a master's degree, you can double count undergraduate credits toward it and reach the degree in five years via the school's accelerated master's track. Its stated mission is an engineering core combined with systems thinking and critical thinking.
#2 in New Jersey
56.7of 100
Monmouth
West Long Branch, NJ
BSCampus
In-state
$44,098
Out-of-state
$44,098
Completion
72%
✓ ABET-accredited
Two-semester practicum, optionally for an outside client
Monmouth describes its Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering as ABET-accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission, and one of very few in the nation. The degree requirements are 30 credits of math and science, with math at or above introductory calculus and science courses meant for science and engineering majors, including lab work. A block of 57 credits covers software engineering and computer science, including a major design experience, and the plan adds 24 credits of general education, 6 credits of interdisciplinary requirements and 3 credits of free electives.
You complete a two-semester practicum that is either based on a real-world need or customized for an outside client. Faculty are engineering scholars, and the page says no teaching assistants lead classrooms or labs. Introductory courses are small. The curriculum combines mathematics, physical science and computer science with engineering and the humanities. Summer research projects are open to qualified students, and the department mentions on-campus work with faculty and internships with local and national computing firms.
Master’s in software engineering
2 programs
#1 in New Jersey
56.0of 100
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ
MSCampus
Tuition
$22,534
Out-of-state
$33,318
Grads/yr
7
Capstone counts as an elective only with an industrial partner
NJIT's M.S. in Software Engineering is part of the Ying Wu College of Computing and is delivered on campus. The graduate catalog says it takes 30 credits, earned across 10 courses. Six required courses make up 18 credits: Software Design and Production Methodology, Software Project Management, Software Testing and Quality Assurance, Software Architecture, Requirement Engineering and the Master's Project. The other 12 credits come from four electives, which range from Operating System Design, Data Mining and Machine Learning to AI-Assisted Software Engineering, Python for Web API Development and User Experience Design. The Graduate Capstone Project counts toward the electives only when it is completed with an industrial partner and the Program Director approves.
The curriculum covers requirements, specification, analysis, design, implementation, verification, deployment, reuse, project management and evolution of software products, and it addresses performance, reliability, security, scalability and maintainability. Applicants should hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a computing discipline such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Sciences or Information Technology. Applicants with a bachelor's degree in STEM or related professional experience can first take a graduate certificate and then apply to the M.S. program. Coursework includes team projects on real-life software.
#2 in New Jersey
43.2of 100
Stevens
Hoboken, NJ
MSCampus + online
Tuition
$41,380
Out-of-state
$41,380
Grads/yr
53
Online
The only master’s program in New Jersey offered online
Two AI core courses plus a dual-degree MBA option
Stevens teaches its Master of Science in Software Engineering on campus and online, within Systems Engineering. Topics range from requirements analysis and system architecture through testing and deployment to long-term maintenance, with collaborative, project-based learning. Two new core courses cover AI: Artificial Intelligence for Software Engineering, and also AI for Advanced Software Architecture. Listed skills are architecture and design driven by AI, Agile project management with technical planning, and risk analysis with software assurance.
A graduate Cooperative Education Program has two tracks. You can do an optional research or clinical thesis or earn credit for projects done on the job for your current employer, and there is a dual-degree MBA option. Admission asks for a $60 application fee, a statement of purpose, proof of English proficiency, two letters of recommendation and transcripts from all institutions attended. GRE or GMAT scores are optional. The degree is STEM designated, and international students can use Optional Practical Training or Curricular Practical Training.
Compare
New Jersey software engineering programs side by side
New Jersey software engineering programs compared, by level
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24, at the program’s level (a master’s figure is the school’s graduate average). Grad rate: the school’s six-year rate for bachelor’s students; N/A on master’s rows, because federal data has no graduation rate for master’s programs. Grads/yr: IPEDS, three-year average. ABET: ABET’s list, retrieved 2026-09-30. #: the program’s rank among New Jersey’s ranked programs at its level; NR, not ranked. Score: out of 100, the same score as on the ranking pages.
Computer science
Computer science programs in New Jersey
15 schools, 18 programs in the table below.
Computer science is the neighboring degree, and many software engineers hold it. These rows come from federal data, not from each school’s page.
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24, in-state, before fees and aid; undergraduate for a bachelor’s, and for a master’s the school-wide average across graduate students, which excludes program fees. School grad rate: the school’s six-year rate for bachelor’s students (IPEDS); N/A on master’s rows, because federal data has no graduation rate for master’s programs. – means no published figure. ABET: on ABET’s computing (CAC) or engineering (EAC) list, retrieved 2026-10-05; a blank cell means not accredited. A school is in the table when it has at least two of a tuition figure, a grad rate or ABET accreditation, and a program page we could link; the rest are listed under it. SE track: named on the school’s own page.
Cost
What it costs in New Jersey
Public, in-state
$14,198
median of 4 schools
Public, out-of-state
$23,382
median of 4 schools
Private
$45,752
median of 7 schools
Living in New Jersey is worth about $9,184 a year in tuition at the median public school, the gap between the two public medians. Over a four-year degree that is roughly $36,736, before any change in rates.
Prices in New Jersey were 108.8 against a national 100 in 2024, and housing 134.3, by the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s Regional Price Parities. 2024 is BEA’s latest year, a year behind the May 2025 pay figures on this page.
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24 undergraduate tuition, one figure per school, for the 11 schools with a bachelor’s program in this guide; a median needs at least 3 schools. Excludes fees, housing and aid. Prices: BEA Regional Price Parities by state, 2024, all items and housing services.
Job market
The software job market in New Jersey
New Jersey employed 51,570 software developers in May 2025. Its location quotient for the occupation is 1.11: the jobs are more concentrated in the state than nationally. Nationally, BLS projects software developer jobs to grow 10.2% from 2025 to 2035, against 3.5% for all occupations.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, New Jersey. Location quotient: the state’s share of employment in the occupation divided by the national share (1.0 = the national rate). Growth: BLS Employment Projections, 2025-35, national.
Pay
What software developers earn in New Jersey
$84,88010th
$107,02025th
$135,940median
$170,13075th
$207,20090th
Software developers, New Jersey, BLS OEWS May 2025. National median: $135,980.
The state median is $135,940, $40 below the national $135,980. Half of the state’s software developers earn between $107,020 and $170,130.
BEA puts prices in New Jersey at 108.8 against a national 100 (2024), so the median goes as far as $124,940 would nationally, $11,040 less than the national median.
BEA price parities, 2024; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Online options
Online software engineering degrees for New Jersey residents
If no program in New Jersey fits, these are the highest-scoring online programs in our rankings. Confirm with each school that it enrolls students living in New Jersey.
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24 out-of-state, the rate an online student from another state usually pays (a master’s figure is the school’s graduate average); a published rate is the school’s own price. National rank and score: our national ranking at the program’s level.
How many software engineering programs are in New Jersey?
4 degrees titled software engineering, 2 bachelor’s and 2 master’s, at 3 schools. 2 of them are on ABET’s accredited list.
What is the best software engineering school in New Jersey?
Stevens ranks first of the 2 ranked bachelor’s programs in New Jersey, with a score of 66.7 out of 100 (#21 nationally). The score combines completion, net price, ABET accreditation and program size.
Which software engineering programs in New Jersey are ABET-accredited?
Monmouth (bachelor’s) and Stevens (bachelor’s), according to ABET’s accredited program list retrieved 2026-09-30.
How much does a software engineering degree cost in New Jersey?
Across New Jersey’s public schools in this guide, median undergraduate tuition for 2023–24 was $14,198 for residents and $23,382 for nonresidents; at private schools the median was $45,752. These IPEDS figures exclude fees and housing.
How much do software engineers make in New Jersey?
Software developers, the BLS occupation that includes software engineers, earned a median of $135,940 in New Jersey in May 2025. The 10th percentile was $84,880 and the 90th $207,200.
Is New Jersey pay worth it after cost of living?
BEA puts New Jersey’s prices at 108.8 against a national 100 in 2024. Divided by that, the developer median of $135,940 is worth about $124,940 at national prices.
Can New Jersey residents take a software engineering degree online?
Yes. Kennesaw State, Minnesota-Crookston and University of Arizona are among the online software engineering programs in our rankings. Check with each school that it enrolls students living in New Jersey.
2NCES IPEDS institutional charges, 2023–24Tuition at the program’s level, and undergraduate tuition per school for the cost medians. Excludes fees, housing and aid.
3NCES IPEDS graduation ratesThe school’s six-year graduation rate, for the whole school rather than the program; IPEDS DRVGR2023 where the main pull has no figure.
4Each school’s own program pageProgram name, delivery, credits, and every bullet on the program cards, quoted from the saved page. Read .
