2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Information Science in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Information Science is the 47th most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 1,038 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 70 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general information science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general information science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the New England Region”.

Top 5 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Information Science in the New England Region

1

Manchester Community College
Manchester, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the New England Region list. MCC is a small public school situated in Manchester, Connecticut. It awarded 16 associates’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Information Science at MCC

2

Capital Community College
Hartford, Connecticut

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capital Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 7 associates’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Information Science at Capital Community College

3

Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, Massachusetts

Top 10% overall quality in New England

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bunker Hill Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s information science students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Information Science at Bunker Hill Community College

4

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, Massachusetts

Top 20% overall quality in New England

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 22 associates’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Information Science at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

5

Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cape Cod Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Information Science Major in the New England Region list. Cape Cod Community College is a public institution located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Information Science at Cape Cod Community College

• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Information Science

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

• *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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