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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the New England Region

23 Colleges
$80,479 Avg Salary
$22,782 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Science School for You

Computer Science is the #21 most popular major in the country with 15,813 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for compsci majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the most popular school in the New England Region for computer science students. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for computer science students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, RI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great place for computer science students. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great place for computer science students. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer science programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer science programs. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,103
Connecticut 20
Rhode Island 106
New Hampshire 51
Maine 2
Vermont 14

One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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