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2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

11 Ranked Colleges
907 Degrees Awarded
$34,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CIS Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 81,384 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, computer information systems is the 10th most popular major in the United States. 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 Massachusetts, there were 2,048 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,490 and $23,113 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 907 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer information systems program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems in Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 51 masters’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. 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 UMass Lowell Computer Information Systems Report

#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s CIS degrees to 306 students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northeastern University Computer Information Systems Report

#3

Endicott College

Beverly, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Endicott College landed the #3 spot on the list. Endicott is a small school located in Beverly, Massachusetts that handed out 10 masters’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Endicott, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems 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 Endicott are $12,666.

Full Endicott College Computer Information Systems Report

#4

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s CIS students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree cis students list, UMass Dartmouth has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems 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 University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth are $30,153.

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#5

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#3 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 CIS Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s CIS students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WPI, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WPI are $29,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston also took the #10 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Computer Information Systems Report

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 294 masters’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network also took the #11 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $24,938, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

#8

Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts

Bentley University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. Bentley University is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s CIS degrees to qualified students.

Bentley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Computer Information Systems 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.

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#9

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Clark University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. Clark University is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 50 masters’s CIS degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clark, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark are $47,730, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Harvard University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 81 degrees to qualified masters’s CIS students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Brandeis University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s CIS degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Brandeis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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