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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate School for You

With 59,565 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer science is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Computer Science at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

Our 2023 rankings named Worcester Polytechnic Institute the most popular school in the New England Region for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

Women make up 20% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

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

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,611
Connecticut 248
Vermont 209
New Hampshire 540
Rhode Island 390
Maine 144

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

CompSci Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
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 3 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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