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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$16,742 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 88,434 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer information systems students, making the major the most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the New England Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for CIS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Colleges.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Computer Information Systems

Our analysis found Bunker Hill Community College to be the best value school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the New England Region . BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.

BHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,224 in tuition and fees each year.

BHCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Northern Essex Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer information systems schools in the New England Region . NECC is a small public school located in the suburb of Haverhill.

NECC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,328 in tuition and fees each year.

NECC also took the #5 spot in our Best Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region rankings.

Full Computer Information Systems at Northern Essex Community College Report

Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, NHTI-Concord’s Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Concord, NHTI is a public college with a small student population.

NHTI undergraduate students pay an average of $15,450 in tuition and fees each year.

NHTI also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region rankings.

Full Computer Information Systems at NHTI-Concord’s Community College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mount Wachusett Community College is a great value for computer information systems students working on their basic certificate. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MWCC are $10,588 a year.

Full Computer Information Systems at Mount Wachusett Community College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great value for computer information systems students working on their basic certificate. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMass Lowell are $33,624 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Maine at Augusta did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer information systems students working on their basic certificate. UMA is a small public school located in the distant town of Augusta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMA are $19,238 a year.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at University of Maine at Augusta

Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,127
Connecticut 722
Vermont 13
New Hampshire 1,648
Rhode Island 176
Maine 43

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer information systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

CIS Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 51,681
Information Technology 31,531
Informatics 2,726
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,887
Artificial Intelligence 518
Human-Centered Technology Design 91

Majors Similar to CIS

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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