by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 254,454 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7,706 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 106 colleges that offer a degree in computer and information sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular computer and information sciences programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 106 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 1,051 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Southern New Hampshire University
Out of the 106 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 457 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Northeastern University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 396 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 393 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology Computer & Information Sciences Report
Out of the 106 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Berklee College of Music landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 338 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 321 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Brown University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 253 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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 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%.
Full Brown University Computer & Information Sciences Report
Boston College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Boston College is a fairly large school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 230 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Boston College
Boston University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 220 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 ranking of #10, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. UMass Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 217 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Champlain College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 215 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 198 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
With a ranking of #13, Tufts University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 176 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Tufts
Wentworth Institute of Technology came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 176 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Connecticut ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 152 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at UCONN
Harvard University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Harvard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 138 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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University of Rhode Island landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 124 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at University of Rhode Island
Dartmouth College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. This medium-sized school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 109 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Dartmouth College
University of Vermont ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 109 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Yale University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 105 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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%.
Central Connecticut State University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Central Connecticut State University is a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 101 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Connecticut State University Computer & Information Sciences Report
Brandeis University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 86 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students 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. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
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Quinnipiac University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hamden, Connecticut, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Quinnipiac University
Norwich University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. Norwich University is located in Northfield, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 78 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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Suffolk University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Suffolk University is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 70 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees 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%.
Full Suffolk University Computer & Information Sciences Report
Post University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
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