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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

6 Ranked Colleges
184 Degrees Awarded
$32,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Information Technology is the 37th most popular major in the country with 28,174 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 410 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 184 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 51 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

#2

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark University landed the #2 spot on the list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

Clark not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clark University are $47,730.

Read full report on Information Technology at Clark University

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Information Technology Report

#4

Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bentley University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Bentley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bentley University are $40,992, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Technology at Bentley University

#5

Endicott College

Beverly, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Endicott College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Beverly, Massachusetts, and it awarded 10 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Endicott also took the #5 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Endicott College are $12,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Endicott Information Technology Report

#6

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 30 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WPI are $29,040.

Read more about Information Technology at WPI

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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