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

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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.

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The Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master's Degree 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. This report analyzed 31 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the New England Region for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 369 students majoring in CIS at SNHU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a great place for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 41% of the CIS majors at the school.

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Out of the 31 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 74% are male.

Full Computer Information Systems at Northeastern University Report

#4

New England College

Henniker, NH

The in-demand master’s degree programs at New England College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer information systems schools in the New England Region . NEC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Henniker.

Of the 165 students majoring in CIS at NEC, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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#5

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

About 29% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #6, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Of the 77 students majoring in CIS at Harvard, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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#7

Clark University

Worcester, MA

Clark University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

Of the 70 students majoring in CIS at Clark, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 74% are male.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

Women make up 9% of the CIS majors at the school.

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#10

Yale University

New Haven, CT

With a ranking of #10, Yale University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

About 26% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 74% are male.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

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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 26 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).

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