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With 254,454 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, computer and information sciences is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,893 and had an average of $27,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 14,707 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,325 and $23,988 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 180 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer and information sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Dartmouth College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hanover, New Hampshire. It awarded 9 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Full Dartmouth College Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region. Brown University is a fairly large school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 11 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Brown University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region list. WPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Northeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Northeastern
With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s computer and information sciences 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 full report on Computer & Information Sciences at UMass Lowell
With a ranking of #8, Tufts University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Tufts University is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Full Tufts Computer & Information Sciences Report
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at UMass Amherst
Harvard University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 14 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Full Harvard University Computer & Information Sciences Report
University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. UMass Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UMass Boston Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #12, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 85%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at UVM
Brandeis University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Brandeis Computer & Information Sciences Report
Simmons University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Simmons University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Simmons University
Boston University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Boston University
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Computer & Information Sciences Report
University of Maine came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at University of Maine
University of Rhode Island landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to 151 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Rhode Island Computer & Information Sciences Report
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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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