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2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$114,251 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Doctor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Information Systems program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for CIS majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in the New England Region for computer information systems students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 27% of the CIS majors at the school.

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Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the most popular school in the New England Region for computer information systems students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in CIS at MIT, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

About 11% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 89% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

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#5

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for computer information systems students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer information systems schools in the New England Region . UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

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#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer information systems schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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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 8 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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