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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$43,958 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,818 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 60,971 computer and information sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer and information sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Northeastern University to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Northeastern University Report

#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

Yale graduate students pay an average of $45,700 in tuition and fees each year.

Yale not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brown are $62,083 per year.

Brown also made our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #3.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 15 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 a year.

Harvard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

MIT graduate students pay an average of $58,967 in tuition and fees each year.

MIT not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WPI are $29,040 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, WPI also did well on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

With a ranking of #7, Dartmouth College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Dartmouth are $59,283 a year.

Dartmouth also took the #4 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNH graduate students pay an average of $29,992 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Tufts graduate students pay an average of $55,216 in tuition and fees each year.

Tufts excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst graduate students pay an average of $32,809 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,510
Rhode Island 186
Connecticut 252
New Hampshire 861
Maine 20
Vermont 121

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817
Computer Systems Networking 720
Computer Programming 490
Other Computer & Information Sciences 443
Data Processing 205

Majors Similar to Computer & Information Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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