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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems in the New England Region

10 Ranked Colleges
455 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking.

Computer Information Systems is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 81,384 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,664 and had an average of $26,071 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 4,177 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,883 and $25,124 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 455 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in computer information systems. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer information systems programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer information systems program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the New England Region.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems in the New England Region

#1

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bunker Hill Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the New England Region. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BHCC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $7,867 for New England Region Associate Degree CIS students per year to attend Bunker Hill Community College.

Full Bunker Hill Community College Computer Information Systems Report

#2

Northern Essex Community College

Haverhill, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Essex Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. NECC is a small school located in Haverhill, Massachusetts that handed out 34 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

NECC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $8,364 for New England Region Associate Degree CIS students per year to attend Northern Essex Community College.

Full Northern Essex Community College Computer Information Systems Report

#3

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the New England Region. Southern New Hampshire University is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 237 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

SNHU also made our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend SNHU is $41,095 for New England Region Associate Degree CIS students.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at SNHU

#4

Bristol Community College

Fall River, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bristol Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the New England Region. Bristol Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fall River, Massachusetts. It awarded 27 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

Bristol also made our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Bristol is $7,194 for New England Region Associate Degree CIS students.

Full Bristol Community College Computer Information Systems Report

#5

NHTI-Concord's Community College

Concord, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the New England Region. NHTI-Concord’s Community College is a public institution located in Concord, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NHTI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NHTI is $19,717 for new england region associate degree cis students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at NHTI

#6

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, New Hampshire
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Great Bay Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. Great Bay Community College is a small public school situated in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It awarded 11 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

Great Bay Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Great Bay Community College is $16,847 for new england region associate degree cis students.

Full Great Bay Community College Computer Information Systems Report

#7

Quinsigamond Community College

Worcester, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Quinsigamond Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree cis students list, Quinsigamond Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Quinsigamond Community College is $7,528 for new england region associate degree cis students.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at Quinsigamond Community College

#8

Community College of Rhode Island

Warwick, Rhode Island
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Community College of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. Warwick, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCRI, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CCRI is $5,878 for New England Region Associate Degree CIS students.

Full CCRI Computer Information Systems Report

#10 in overall quality

University of Maine at Augusta came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking. Located in Augusta, Maine, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2019-2020.

UMA also made our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine at Augusta is $10,631 for New England Region Associate Degree CIS students.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at UMA

#10

Fisher College

Boston, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

Fisher College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

Fisher College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Fisher College is $22,204 for new england region associate degree cis students.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at Fisher College

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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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