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2023 Most Popular Information Science Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Information Science Basic Certificate School for You

Information Science is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 825 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Information Science Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IS majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Lowell the most popular school in Massachusetts for information science students working on their basic certificate. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

Of the 19 students majoring in IS at UMass Lowell, 68% are male and 32% are female.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Bunker Hill Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in Massachusetts. BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

Read full report on Information Science at Bunker Hill Community College

Best Information Science Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Science Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 68
Vermont 115
Maine 8

Information Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IS Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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