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

53 Colleges
$63,325 Avg Salary
$23,988 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the New England Region to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network the most popular school in the New England Region for computer and information sciences students. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent programs at Boston 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 . Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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The excellent programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

New England College

Henniker, NH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New England College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Henniker.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great place for computer and information sciences students. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer and information sciences programs. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer and information sciences programs. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer and information sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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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 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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