Best Software Development/Computer Science program in the NYC Area?

Graduate School
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<p>Hi,
I applied to a few grad programs and need some input. Which of of these do you think would be the better program?</p>

<p>Pace University - MS in Software Development & Engineering
Marist College - MS in Software Development
NYIT - MS in Computer Science
NJIT - MS in Computer Science.</p>

<p>I'm having a hard time deciding which I'd rather go to. Each one has things I like and dislike about them. Does anyone know which of these programs is in better one or can give any input?
Thanks</p>

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<p>I’ve already been accepted to Pace for the MS in Software Development and Engineering program with a merit scholarship of $6400 a year if I got full time or $4600 a year if I go part time </p>

<p>So anyone have any input on these programs?</p>

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<p>Can’t say anything academically about any of those colleges, but have you looked into recruiting at each of those schools? That might help narrow down your options. </p>

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Hi @Graffixnyc - Probably too late for this response but thought I’d weigh in. I used to recruit for one of the top ten tech companies in the nation (based in Seattle, WA… I won’t name names though :slight_smile: ). Definitely agree that looking at which companies recruit on campus and where students go/how much they make upon graduating is huge. I know that the company I worked for did not actually recruit at any of the programs you are considering. We had some luck with NJIT and focused more on Columbia, NYU (a little) and some of the SUNY schools. The challenge with going somewhere that doesn’t have a lot of active recruiters on campus means that you may apply to a lot of places and will go through the slow process. When a recruiter visits a school and collects resumes at events, those resumes will be reviewed and students will be interviewed a LOT faster than a random student that just applies for a position online. In my old position, we went through our target schools first (over the course of a few months), then started working through the online posting which in our case had literally 10,000+ applicants from around the world. So you may be able to secure a position at a top company upon graduating, but it may take a lot longer than for peers at the more “target” schools.

I hope this helps in some way - best of luck!