Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Network And Systems Administrators
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Atlantic Cape, Passaic County Community College, Bergen Community College, and Brookdale Community College.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Fairleigh Dickinson - Metropolitan, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Berkeley, and Kean.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Bloomfield, Saint Peter's College, Stevens Institute of Technology, and Felician.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Fairleigh Dickinson - Metropolitan, Kean, Camden County College, and Passaic County Community College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Seton Hall, Fairleigh Dickinson - Metropolitan, Saint Peter's College, and Rutgers.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Ramapo College of New Jersey, Saint Peter's College, Rutgers, and Stevens Institute of Technology.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Stevens Institute of Technology, Rutgers, and New Jersey Institute of Technology.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Montclair State, Saint Peter's College, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Stevens Institute of Technology.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Saint Peter's College, Felician, Seton Hall, and New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Stevens Institute Of Technology • Hoboken, NJ
Studying Computer Science (completion in 1998)
• 2/21/2012
"If the school was cheaper and the classes were more difficult in the beginning, I would have rated the school a 10. I am happy where I am years later and I wouldn't change a thing going back."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | If you have the money and the time, getting a job out of Stevens is easy, and the knowledge you learn cannot be beaten. Just make sure you don't slack off, as the later years are tough. |
| Program Reputation | 10 | Since Stevens is prestigious and expensive, they always had the tools and supplies I needed to get the job done. Also, since all the professors were helpful/challenging at the master's level, the school seemed to always be ahead of the curve compared to normal schools. I don't believe that they are very ahead from what I experienced, but for these reasons, most employers respect people who went to Stevens than people who went to a state school. |
| Program Quality | 7 | Even though I was a CS major, I was still able to work my way into networking. Stevens was a good graduate school, because of its challenging classes and great professors. But going to Stevens for a BS was a big waste of money, as it cost over $50,000 a year to attend. I could have gotten the same quality BS degree at a state school for much less. |
| Instruction | 8 | The school did a great job of teaching both important and useful techniques. Most of the teachers had years of experience or were young enough to know all the new and better ways of programming on a computer. |
| How Difficult | 9 | Even though the courses at Stevens for a BS were pretty routine, getting my master's was no easy feat. I was challenged with every grad course and all the professors expected a lot out of me. It was nice to have some small breaks where we didn't work on projects, but overall, I felt overloaded with studies. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | It all depends on the class. Some programming courses were no book and all projects, while the math courses were a bit of both. Nothing out of the ordinary for a CS major. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 4 | I was stuck taking the same courses as everyone else, as a CS major. This was okay with me, because all the courses were useful and fun. But if you hated a class, there was pretty much no chance of taking another one instead. |
| Academic Facilities | 6 | When you pay over $200,000 for something, you expect the best. Stevens was not behind when it came to technology, but all the buildings were very old and the dorms were very small. I sort of got used to the whole place after a while, but it would be nice if more buildings were built like the new Babbio Center building they had when I went there. |
| Social Life | 8 | Since my school is a tech college, it was of course filled with nerds. We all got along great, even though some were left out and became loners. With over 100 clubs and a great city nearby, if you want to be social, you can be! |
| Placement Services | 10 | Both the location and the reputation behind Stevens made it easy for the school to gain connections. And everyone in the department was so helpful and experienced, it honestly only took weeks for me to find a job. |
| Alumni Network | 10 | Hoboken, NJ is right across the Hudson River from New York City. This helps Stevens with gaining connections for their cooperative and internship programs. Getting a job in the city right out of college was pretty easy, considering how much the Stevens Career Department helped me. Also, graduating with a Stevens degree made me look prestigious to employers. |
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