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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer & Information Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the computer and information sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

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

Of the 795 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

About 27% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 73% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Northeastern University Report

#4

New England College

Henniker, NH

The in-demand master’s degree programs at New England College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in the New England Region . NEC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Henniker.

Of the 372 students majoring in computer and information sciences at NEC, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 260 students majoring in computer and information sciences at MIT, 61% are male and 39% are female.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

About 25% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

About 27% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 73% are male.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 26% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

#10

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 73% are male.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Brown University Report

Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 25 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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