2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in the New England Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,019 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer science 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 science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region.
Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fitchburg State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Fitchburg State is a public institution located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Fitchburg State also made our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fitchburg State are $6,012, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 47 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
WPI also took the #7 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bridgewater State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s compsci students in 2019-2020.
Bridgewater State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater State are $11,397, 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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 165 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
UMass Amherst also took the #9 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, 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 Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s compsci degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.
UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. UMass Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UMass Boston also made our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #13. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Harvard University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 35 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Harvard also made our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Brandeis University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s compsci degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.
Brandeis also made our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Tufts University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 39 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Tufts also made our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 239 masters’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
MIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.
Boston University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 200 degrees to qualified masters’s compsci students in 2019-2020.
Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Dartmouth College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s compsci students in 2019-2020.
Dartmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Computer Science Master’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 Dartmouth are $58,120.
Brown University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 107 degrees to qualified masters’s compsci students in 2019-2020.
Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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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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