Colleges in USA

As per the US News 2026 National Rankings, SJSU ranking is #4 among the Regional Universities West category. In Wall Street Journal 2026 rankings, SJSU ranks at #5 in 2026 among the public universities in the US. Also, as per Money Magazine 2025 National rankings, San Jose State has received 5 stars (Best public colleges). 

SJSU placement rate as per the Career Outcomes Survey is 85% within 6 months of graduation. The median salary is USD 76,786 (Around INR 66.2 L). The number of companies hired from this university are 4,000+. A few of the top employers are Amazon, Apple, Google, Deloitte, Meta, Walmart, EY, KPMG, IBM, Microsoft, etc. A few of the job roles on which students are hired are Software Engineer, Nursing, Engineer, Sales Associate, Manager, Project Engineer, etc.

Yes, SJSU require GRE for admission to MS in CS course. As such, there no specific cut-offs for GRE. Apart from this, to get admission to this course, the applicants are required to have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline. Apart from this, do submit the application materials such as academic transcripts, English language proficiency test score, letter of recommendation, etc. Submitting LOR is strongly recommended.

A GPA of at least 3.0 is required in the bachelor's degree for students for admission to SJSU MSc in Data Analytics course. Also, at least one semester each of college Calculus, Statistics, and Programming courses are required. GMAT / GRE scores and letters of recommendation are not required.

Some of the features of the SJSU MS in Data Analytics are:

• STEM degree program
• Expert faculty: Students can learn from the industry experts and academic faculty who offers a range of Data Analytics skills and knowledge
• Career Growth: As per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Computer and Information Research Scientist careers are growing at a rate of 21%, much faster than the average for other careers, that is between 5% - 8%

SJSU is recognised as the leader of graduates entering the Silicon Valley workforce. It offers the opportunity to connect directly with a few of the world’s leading companies. Students at this university come from over 100 different countries and backgrounds. Also, the university is the #1 public university in the West for best value, according to a top-ranking publisher. On top of this, the university ranks at #17 in the US for the colleges with the ‘Best Return on Investment’, according to Best Colleges.

University at Albany SUNY offers employment to students and alumni members in some of the top industries and organizations. Some of the top alumni industries at the university are given in the pie chart below:

Others Denote Sales, Finance, Information Technology, etc. 

It is very difficult to compare among top-ranked universities, as all three of them are highly reputed, stringent during admission, have academic excellence, and have small class sizes. Still, in terms of rankings, Princeton University comes first and the best among national universities. Students can check the below table for a better understanding of three of the universities:

University at Albany SUNY offers around 200 programs at the undergraduate and graduate degree levels for international students. Some of the best courses offered at the university are given as follows:

• Social Sciences 
• Business and Management 
• Psychology 
• Biology and Biomedical Sciences 
• Computer and Information Sciences 
• Law Enforcement 
• Communication and Journalism 

The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is one of the best universities for higher education. The University of Illinois Urbana Champaign graduates are always in high demand and are employed in top companies. Some of the top recruiters at UIUC are listed below:

• Google
• Amazon
• Microsoft
• Apple
• Meta
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• NVIDIA
• Salesforce
• PepsiCo
• Tiktok
• Chief