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2023 Best Information Science Schools in the New England Region

13 Colleges
$67,605 Avg Salary
$24,016 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Science 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 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 13 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best programs for computer science students.

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2023 Best Information Science Schools in the New England Region

Check out the IS programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Information Science Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for information science students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bunker Hill Community College is a great place for information science students. Located in the large city of Boston, BHCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for information science students. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Information Science Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

On average, IS graduates from Boston College take out $17,140 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the New England Region . Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#6

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Norwich University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.

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#7

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best information science programs. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

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

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Wentworth Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Information Science Schools in the New England Region ranking. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

IS majors at WIT take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information science students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that IS majors at UMass Lowell take out is $25,113.

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#10

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information science students. It came in at #10 on the list. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools 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 13 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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