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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$35,618 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for CIS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the CIS master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Computer Information Systems Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network to be the best value school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Yale graduate students pay an average of $45,700 in tuition and fees each year.

Yale not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.

Harvard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer information systems schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WPI are $29,040 a year.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

MIT graduate students pay an average of $58,967 in tuition and fees each year.

MIT also took the #2 spot in our Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNH graduate students pay an average of $29,992 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

Bentley University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Bentley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bentley are $42,200 per year.

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#9

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

With a ranking of #9, Sacred Heart University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Sacred Heart are $34,509 a year.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

UMass Lowell graduate students pay an average of $26,990 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems colleges 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 20 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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