by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 51,681 people earned their degree in general computer and information sciences, making the major the 15th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 3,936 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,392 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general computer and information sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general computer and information sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New England College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Henniker, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 165 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at NEC
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 253 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 294 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northeastern University General Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rivier University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region. Rivier University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashua, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Computer & Information Sciences at Rivier University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region list. West Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Computer & Information Sciences at University of New Haven
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and it awarded 41 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UMass Dartmouth General Computer & Information Sciences Report
Southern New Hampshire University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 369 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at Southern New Hampshire University
Sacred Heart University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Sacred Heart University is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 36 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at Sacred Heart University
Yale University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 43 degrees to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Yale University General Computer & Information Sciences Report
Harvard University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Harvard is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 77 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 18 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at UNH
Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology General Computer & Information Sciences Report
University of Rhode Island ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at URI
With a ranking of #14, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region list. SCSU is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 1 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Computer & Information Sciences at Southern Connecticut State University
With a ranking of #15, Suffolk University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Computer & Information Sciences at Suffolk
Brown University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Brown University is a fairly large school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 40 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Computer & Information Sciences at Brown University
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