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2023 Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$41,763 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,189 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 241 degrees and certificates were awarded to information technology students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #57 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IT majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Information Technology

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the best value school in Massachusetts for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern also is in the top 20% of our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network graduate students pay an average of $23,510 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Technology at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Report

#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

Boston College graduate students pay an average of $32,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Boston College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tufts are $55,216 per year.

Tufts did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Boston U is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Brandeis are $53,618 a year.

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Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 9
Rhode Island 53
New Hampshire 14
Maine 6
Vermont 38

One of 9 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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