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2024 Best Computer Programming Schools in the New England Region

8 Colleges in the New England Region
349 Programming Degrees Awarded
$49,806 Avg Early-Career Salary
Computer Programming is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #108 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for computer programming students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 349 degrees in computer programming during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Computer Programming School

Best Computer Programming Schools in the New England Region Your choice of computer programming school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Computer Programming School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Computer Programming Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Programming
Bachelor's Degrees in Programming
Master's Degrees in Programming

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer Programming Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Computer Programming in the New England Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the programming degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New England Region Schools in Programming

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA

Bunker Hill Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in computer programming. BHCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #293 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BHCC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 22 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at BHCC in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
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Yale University
New Haven, CT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT

Any student who is interested in computer programming has to take a look at Yale University. Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were roughly 9 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
50 Programming Degrees Awarded
$53,277 Median Starting Salary

New England Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in computer programming. Located in the large suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #465 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means New England Tech is a great school overall.

There were roughly 50 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at New England Tech in the most recent data year. Computer Programming degree recipients from New England Institute of Technology get an earnings boost of about $3,471 above the typical earnings of computer programming majors.

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Champlain College
Burlington, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VT
58 Programming Degrees Awarded

Champlain College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer programming. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 3rd out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were about 58 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Champlain in the most recent data year.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Programming Degrees Awarded
33.3% Growth in Graduates

CCRI is a large public college located in the small city of Warwick. This college ranks 8th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were approximately 33 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at CCRI in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the programming program make about $41,310 in the first couple years of working.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA

Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Waltham. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brandeis is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent data year.

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7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MA
88.9% Growth in Graduates

STCC is a small public college located in the medium-sized city of Springfield. This college ranks 46th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 9 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at STCC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in computer programming from Springfield Technical Community College

8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
77.8% Growth in Graduates

WestConn is a small public university located in the small city of Danbury. This university ranks 22nd out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were about 9 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at WestConn in the most recent data year.

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8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA

Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Worcester. This college ranks 42nd out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 11 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Quinsigamond Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Computer Programming Colleges by State

Explore the best computer programming schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 92
Connecticut 241 25
New Hampshire 210 3
Maine 202 2
Rhode Island 200 79
Vermont 194 26

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One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Programming has other similar majors worth exploring.

Programming Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer Programming 168
App Specific Computer Programming 157
Other Computer Programming 24

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 5,158
Computer Information Systems 4,815
Computer Software & Applications 1,756
Information Technology 1,176
Information Science 1,038
Computer Systems Networking 238
Other Computer & Information Sciences 98
Data Processing 39
Computer Systems Analysis 20
Data Entry 20

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