2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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In 2020-2021, 14,314 people earned their degree in computer systems networking and telecommunications, making the major the 145th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 235 computer systems networking and telecommunications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 43 computer systems networking and telecommunications graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer systems networking and telecommunications. That schools that top this list have a program in computer systems networking and telecommunications in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Major in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree computer systems networking and telecommunications students.
Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Major in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer systems networking and telecommunications students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full Northeastern University Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer systems networking and telecommunications students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, 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.
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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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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