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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in the New England Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
218 Degrees Awarded
$30,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 38,958 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 46th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,206 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,150 and $17,344 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 218 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree it students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full URI Information Technology Report

#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930.

Read more about Information Technology at Boston College

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Boston U is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #0 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

Read more about Information Technology at Boston University

#4

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558.

Full Northeastern Information Technology Report

#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Brandeis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandeis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Information Technology at Brandeis

#6

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
#4 in overall quality

Champlain College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Champlain College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree it students with aid list, Champlain has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Champlain College are $14,310.

Full Champlain Information Technology Report

#7

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Quinnipiac University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Quinnipiac University is located in Hamden, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.

Quinnipiac did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac University are $20,090, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at Quinnipiac

#8

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 25 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU Providence not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at JWU Providence are $14,148, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at JWU Providence

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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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