by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Computer Software & Applications is the 84th most popular major in the country with 14,336 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,619 and had an average of $33,819 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 1,756 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,225 and $26,103 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 843 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in computer software and applications. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer software and applications program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree computer software students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New England College landed the #1 spot on the list. New England College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Henniker, New Hampshire. It awarded 193 masters’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at New England College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the New England Region. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 404 masters’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Berklee College of Music landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer software degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Berklee College of Music Computer Software & Applications Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island School of Design. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the New England Region list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s computer software students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Rhode Island School of Design Computer Software & Applications Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the New England Region. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 92 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 16 masters’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Worcester Polytechnic Institute Computer Software & Applications Report
Boston University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the New England Region list. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 82 masters’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Boston University Computer Software & Applications Report
Brandeis University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the New England Region ranking. Brandeis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. It awarded 12 masters’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Sacred Heart University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Sacred Heart University is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s computer software degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Sacred Heart University
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