by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Computer & IS Security is the 50th most popular major in the country with 22,829 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 819 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 284 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and IS security. That schools that top this list have a program in computer and IS security in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Champlain College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Augusta. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region list. Located in Augusta, Maine, this small public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Elms College landed the #3 spot on the list. Elms College is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Charter Oak State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region list. Charter Oak State College is a small school located in New Britain, Connecticut that handed out 16 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Charter Oak State College Computer & IS Security Report
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northfield, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
New England Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region ranking. New England Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer & IS Security at New England Institute of Technology
Thomas College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region ranking. Thomas College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waterville, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
New England College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region ranking. NEC is a small school located in Henniker, New Hampshire that handed out 15 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Assumption University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region ranking. Assumption is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Bentley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Bentley University is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 13 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
University of Maine at Fort Kent did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Fort Kent, Maine, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Northeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%.
With a ranking of #13, Keene State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region list. Keene, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Central Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. Central Connecticut State University is a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Maine at Presque Isle did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Presque Isle, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Maine at Presque Isle Computer & IS Security Report
University of Southern Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer & IS Security at University of Southern Maine
United States Coast Guard Academy came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region ranking. United States Coast Guard Academy is a public institution located in New London, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Harvard University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the New England Region list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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