2024 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the New England Region
61Colleges in the New England Region
15,816Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
$65,695Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in computer & information sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #6 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 61 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for computer & information sciences students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 15,816 degrees in computer & information sciences to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Computer & Information Sciences School
Your choice of computer & information sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer & information sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Computer & Information Sciences Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Computer & Information Sciences in the New England Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the computer & information sciences degree levels they offer.
10 Top New England Region Schools in Computer & Information Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in computer & information sciences. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.
There were about 750 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology make $52,496 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Yale University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer & information sciences. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were roughly 213 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from Yale University get an earnings boost of around $68,303 above the average income of computer & information sciences graduates.
Brown University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in computer & information sciences. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were approximately 412 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from Brown University receive an earnings boost of approximately $64,406 over the average income of computer & information sciences majors.
Harvard University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer & information sciences. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were roughly 478 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences degree program at Harvard University get $74,377 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were roughly 165 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from Dartmouth College get an earnings boost of approximately $45,564 over the average income of computer & information sciences majors.
Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were about 1414 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer & information sciences students who get their degree from Northeastern University make $31,338 more than the average computer & information sciences grad.
Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were roughly 224 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer & information sciences students who get their degree from Tufts University receive $30,654 more than the typical computer & information sciences grad.
WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester. A Best Colleges rank of #53 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WPI is a great school overall.
There were approximately 292 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the computer & information sciences program earn around $63,766 in the first couple years of working.
Located in the large city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 22nd out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 167 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at BHCC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the computer & information sciences program report average early career earnings of $45,828.
Located in the large suburb of Wellesley, Wellesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 12th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 79 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Wellesley in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer & information sciences students who get their degree from Wellesley College make $24,740 more than the average computer & information sciences grad.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the New England Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of computer & information sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer & information sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
