NJIT's Online M.S. in Computer Science Ranked 5th in Nation by Fortune
New Jersey Institute of Technology is fifth nationwide for its online M.S. in computer science, according to the latest ranking from Fortune.
The publication's ranking follows their prior report from January, which placed NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing fourth nationwide in cybersecurity and data science specialties.
"Roles for computer scientists stand to grow 21% during the next decade, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and many of these highly technical jobs require a master’s degree," Fortune editors stated. "Graduates of master’s degree programs in computer science are in high demand, and are therefore likely to land six-figure salaries immediately after graduation. The median annual pay for the occupation was $131,490 in 2021."
"We at the Ying Wu College of Computing are proud of our ranking among online masters in computer science programs," said Ali Mili, interim dean of Ying Wu college. "Online learning has gained great importance, especially after the pandemic. It is important for our college to capture a prominent, visible position in this arena of the future."
Computer science, as an academic department, has spent the first half of 2023 celebrating diversity, embracing artificial intelligence and performing unique research.
Chairman Vincent Oria shared his personal background during Black History Month, alumnus Sayyid Ali is helping minorities find jobs and Hispanic students formed a new computing club.
Faculty are learning to use AI as a classroom tool and several faculty members won awards at a prominent AI conference. Their insights may assist in recent and evolving collaborations with companies such as Accenture, Bayer and Prudential.
Most recently, Assistant Professor Martin Kellogg won a $450,000 National Science Foundation grant to help find and prevent bugs in computer programming.
Other recent rankings placed NJIT first in New Jersey for return on investment and top 50 nationwide for game design.