New Jersey Institute of Technology

What They’re Known For

Founded 130 years ago, the New Jersey Institute of Technology is the state's premier public research university for science and technology. With roots in classic engineering, the university has grown to encompass five colleges and one school.

Unique Opportunities

The online course offerings at NJIT are flexible and rigorous, a place where students can choose from seven Masters degrees, 16 graduate certificates as well as an array of professional development, non-credit courses.

• Earning a graduate certificate gives students an eye-opener into the course load offered at the graduate school level, and the earned credits can be applied toward a Master's degree.
• You can download podcast lectures on iTunes U, and course materials can be viewed as a streaming video, or on a CD ROM or DVD.
• Employees of local companies who are taking non-credit training courses at NJIT may be eligible for grants, thanks to a partnership with the New Jersey Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development.

Why We Love the New Jersey Institute of Technology

• The university consistently ranks among the 10 most ethnically and culturally diverse national universities in the country.
• They're experts at delivering distance education, being the first to create the software, the teaching methods used to support it and the term, "the virtual classroom.