2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region
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Computer Science is the 19th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,561 and had an average of $23,565 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 4,876 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $87,694 and $21,712 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 143 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree compsci students.
Top 13 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in the New England Region
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
WPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 9 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified doctorate’s compsci students in 2019-2020.
UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s compsci degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #5 spot on the list. UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
UMass Boston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
UMaine also made our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Harvard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s compsci degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree compsci students list, Harvard has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #7, Tufts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Tufts also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #8, Brandeis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s compsci degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brandeis, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 41 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree compsci students list, MIT has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Boston University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s compsci students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.
With a ranking of #10, Dartmouth College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
Dartmouth also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dartmouth are $58,120, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Brown University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. Brown is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 9 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363.
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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%.
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- *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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