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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$38,336 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,671 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 14,336 computer software and applications students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

There are so many computer science programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Software Applications Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for computer software students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for computer software majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer Software Applications

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network the best value school in the New England Region for computer software and applications students working on their master’s degree. 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great value for computer software and applications students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Northeastern University

The excellent master’s degree programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer software and applications schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Computer Software & Applications at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer software and applications schools in the New England Region . Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston U also is in the top 20% of our Best Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brandeis are $53,618 a year.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Brandeis University Report

Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges by State

Explore the best computer software and applications schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,076
Connecticut 39
Vermont 52
New Hampshire 361
Rhode Island 117
Maine 4

Computer Software & Applications is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

Computer Software Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Web & Multimedia Design 5,300
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration 3,756
Computer Graphics 2,988
Other Computer Software & Media Applications 1,438
Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation 854

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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