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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Massachusetts (With Aid)

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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 51 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree it students with aid list, UMass Lowell has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Information Technology Report

#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 #2 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

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

Read full report on Information Technology at UMass Boston

#3

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 50 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clark, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clark are $47,730.

Read full report on Information Technology at Clark University

#4

Endicott College

Beverly, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Endicott College landed the #4 spot on the list. Endicott is a small school located in Beverly, Massachusetts that handed out 10 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Endicott not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Endicott are $12,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Endicott Information Technology Report

#5

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree it students with aid list, WPI has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WPI are $29,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Information Technology at WPI

#6

Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Bentley University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 20 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree it students with aid list, Bentley has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bentley are $40,992, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Technology at Bentley

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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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