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

9 Colleges
$63,325 Avg Salary
$23,988 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 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 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 .

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue an online degree in the New England Region . Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#2

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for computer and information sciences students pursuing an online degree. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

Rensselaer at Hartford

Hartford, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rensselaer at Hartford is a great place for computer and information sciences students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Hartford, Rensselaer at Hartford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#4

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Merrimack College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. 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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With a ranking of #6, Roger Williams University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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Explore the most popular online computer and information sciences colleges 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

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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