Undergraduate Information Technology at Northern Essex Community College

Below are the key facts about this program at NECC. You can study it at the Associate’s level. It ranks as high as #1 out of 6 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees

NECC Undergraduate Information Technology Rankings

#314 in the U.S.

#9 in Massachusetts

#21 in the New England Region

By College Factual’s measure, NECC among the top schools in the country for information technology, ranked #314 out of 513 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Information Technology Schools	314 of 513
Best Information Technology Schools in Massachusetts	9 of 14
Best Information Technology Schools in the New England Region	21 of 31

Undergraduate Information Technology Degrees at NECC

Here is each degree level offered in information technology at NECC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	11

NECC Information Technology Associate’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Northern Essex Community College handed out 11 associate’s degrees in information technology.

Associate’s Rankings

NECC is among the very best schools in the country for information technology at the associate’s level. Specifically, it ranked #1 out of 6 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1
Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region	5
Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	126

NECC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$6,732 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$600	$6,384
Fees	$6,132	$6,132

Associate’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 55% of information technology associate’s degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

The largest share of information technology associate’s degree graduates at NECC were Hispanic or Latino. About 64% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northern Essex Community College with a associate’s in information technology.

Ethnic diversity of Information Technology majors at Northern Essex Community College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	3
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance (Associate’s)

NECC granted 9 associate’s degrees in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance in the latest year of data — 33% to women and 67% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Hispanic or Latino (56%).

Information Technology Project Management (Associate’s)

NECC conferred 2 associate’s degrees in information technology project management in the most recent reporting year — 100% to women and 0% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Hispanic or Latino (100%).

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