2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Information Science is the 45th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 915 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 430 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general information 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 general information science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree information science students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in Massachusetts

#1

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$36,485 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 32 masters’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$50,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 351 degrees to qualified masters’s information science students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Information Science at Boston University

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Notes and References

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

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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