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2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

9 Colleges
$65,430 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the New England Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer and information sciences majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular online school in the New England Region for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

About 33% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#2

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Norwich University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 7% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 63% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#4

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Merrimack College is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Rensselaer at Hartford

Hartford, CT

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer at Hartford landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Hartford, Rensselaer at Hartford is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Roger Williams University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

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University of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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

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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 9 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.

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