by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 88,434 computer information systems students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,066 and had an average of $26,787 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 4,815 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,933 and $24,269 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 546 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 27 colleges that offer a degree in computer information systems. That schools that top this list have a program in computer information systems in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree cis students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Essex Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region list. Haverhill, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Essex Community College Computer Information Systems Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lakes Region Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region list. Located in Laconia, New Hampshire, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Lakes Region Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Great Bay Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region. Great Bay Community College is a small public school situated in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It awarded 11 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Great Bay Community College Computer Information Systems Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fall River, Massachusetts, and it awarded 43 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bristol Community College Computer Information Systems Report
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Wachusett Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. MWCC is a public institution located in Gardner, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Middlesex Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region list. Middlesex Community College is a public institution located in Bedford, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Middlesex Community College
NHTI-Concord’s Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region ranking. NHTI is located in Concord, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Berkshire Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
North Shore Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region ranking. North Shore Community College is located in Danvers, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at North Shore Community College
Roxbury Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region list. Roxbury Community College is a public institution located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Roxbury Community College Computer Information Systems Report
With a ranking of #11, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region list. SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 339 associates’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
Bunker Hill Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region ranking. BHCC is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 15 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Bunker Hill Community College
Vermont Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Randolph, Vermont, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Vermont Technical College
Greenfield Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region list. Greenfield Community College is located in Greenfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
Full Greenfield Community College Computer Information Systems Report
Bay State College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region ranking. Bay State College is a small school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 1 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
River Valley Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region ranking. NH Community Technical College - Claremont is a small school located in Claremont, New Hampshire that handed out 1 associates’s CIS degrees 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.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at NH Community Technical College - Claremont
University of Maine at Augusta did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. UMA is a small public school situated in Augusta, Maine. It awarded 3 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Tunxis Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region ranking. Tunxis Community College is a small public school situated in Farmington, Connecticut. It awarded 3 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Tunxis Community College
Quinsigamond Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region list. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Quinsigamond Community College Computer Information Systems Report
Community College of Rhode Island came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region ranking. Warwick, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Rhode Island Computer Information Systems Report
With a ranking of #21, University of Maine at Fort Kent did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region list. UMFK is a small public school situated in Fort Kent, Maine. It awarded 7 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Massasoit Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region list. Located in Brockton, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Massasoit Community College
Manchester Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region list. Located in Manchester, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Sacred Heart University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region list. Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 68 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Sacred Heart
Eastern Nazarene College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. Eastern Nazarene College is a small school located in Quincy, Massachusetts that handed out 0 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Eastern Nazarene College Computer Information Systems Report
Fisher College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Fisher College
Beal College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in the New England Region ranking. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Beal College
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