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2023 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools in the New England Region

50 Colleges
$40,225 Avg Salary
$26,103 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications 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 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 50 schools in the New England Region to see which programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Software & Applications program at each school on the list.

Check out the computer software programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our analysis found Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network to be the most popular school for computer software and applications students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berklee College of Music. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools in the New England Region list. Berklee College of Music is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

On average, computer software graduates from Berklee College of Music take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $783.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Berklee College of Music Report

#3

New England College

Henniker, NH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New England College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools in the New England Region list. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Henniker.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great place for computer software and applications students. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Computer Software majors at SNHU take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great place for computer software and applications students. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer software and applications students. It came in at #6 on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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Rhode Island School of Design landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer software and applications programs. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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#8

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

Champlain College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer software and applications programs. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Burlington.

Computer Software majors at Champlain take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $976, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #9, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer software and applications students. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Computer Software majors at WPI take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

Quinsigamond Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools in the New England Region ranking. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

The average amount in student loans that computer software majors at Quinsigamond Community College take out is $14,750.

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Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges by State

Explore the best computer software and applications colleges 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 29 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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