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2023 Best Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

7 Colleges
$52,942 Avg Salary
$30,237 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Science Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 18,325 information science students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Best Information Science Bachelor'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. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for computer science students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Information Science Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Information Science

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston College the best school in the New England Region for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

IS majors at Boston College take out an average of $14,265 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#3

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

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#4

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

On average, IS graduates from Norwich take out $27,208 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

IS majors at UMass Lowell take out an average of $28,952 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #6, Wentworth Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#7

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

Westfield State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

IS majors at Westfield take out an average of $20,152 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 825
Connecticut 68
Vermont 115
Maine 8

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

IS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 The Opte Project.

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