New York City, NY (population: 8,459,026) has twenty-one technology and internet schools within its city limits. Columbia University in the City of New York, the highest ranked school in the city with a technology and internet program, has a total student population of 24,230. It is the 4th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of New York.
Technology and Internet students from New York City schools who go on to become webmasters, web designers, web developers, SEOs, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Computer software engineers, systems software make on average $96,620 per year and there are about 385,200 of them employed in the US today.
Of the 21 technology and internet schools in New York City, only 9 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, School of Visual Arts comes out as the most expensive ($35,643/yr) for technology and internet students, with Touro College as the lowest, reported at only $4,470/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from New York City |
| Brooklyn | NY | - | 46 | 21.7861 | 571 | 1.5 miles |
| Ridgewood | NY | - | 1 | 34.5795 | 2 | 2.8 miles |
| Long Island City | NY | - | 4 | 18.9499 | 59 | 5.2 miles |
| Rego Park | NY | - | 1 | 27.7974 | 9 | 5.6 miles |
| Jackson Heights | NY | - | 1 | 28.2916 | 7 | 6.6 miles |
| Hoboken | NJ | 41,307 | 1 | 72.0499 | 47 | 6.8 miles |
| Jersey City | NJ | 242,594 | 10 | 25.9195 | 190 | 6.9 miles |
| West New York | NJ | 47,282 | 1 | 33.6373 | 6 | 7.2 miles |
| Jamaica | NY | - | 3 | 22.786 | 65 | 7.6 miles |
| Bayonne | NJ | 57,362 | 0 | - | 0 | 8.9 miles |
| Queens | NY | - | 1 | 36.0611 | 122 | 9.3 miles |
| Fresh Meadows | NY | - | 1 | 41.5392 | 2 | 9.5 miles |
| North Bergen | NJ | 59,771 | 0 | - | 0 | 9.5 miles |
| Far Rockaway | NY | - | 2 | 14.0585 | 4 | 10.7 miles |
| Whitestone | NY | - | 1 | 33.134 | 2 | 10.7 miles |
| Staten Island | NY | - | 3 | 40.1655 | 127 | 12.5 miles |
| Newark | NJ | 279,278 | 12 | 22.0426 | 375 | 12.5 miles |
| Bronx | NY | - | 10 | 27.317 | 379 | 13.0 miles |
| Hackensack | NJ | 42,824 | 4 | 27.098 | 27 | 16.3 miles |
| Bloomfield | NJ | 48,995 | 2 | 17.5636 | 34 | 16.3 miles |
| Passaic | NJ | 67,055 | 0 | - | 0 | 16.5 miles |
| Garden City | NY | - | 5 | 29.9653 | 250 | 16.5 miles |
| Hempstead | NY | 54,072 | 4 | 22.5315 | 163 | 16.9 miles |
| Union | NJ | 56,324 | 6 | 24.8766 | 160 | 17.4 miles |
| Clifton | NJ | 78,248 | 4 | 27.5248 | 46 | 17.5 miles |
| Mount Vernon | NY | 68,747 | 8 | 36.4632 | 259 | 17.6 miles |
| South Orange | NJ | - | 1 | 63.933 | 113 | 17.7 miles |
| Montclair | NJ | - | 3 | 25.8703 | 100 | 17.7 miles |
| Kenilworth | NJ | - | 2 | 30.2484 | 7 | 18.4 miles |
| West Orange | NJ | 49,330 | 0 | - | 0 | 18.7 miles |