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2023 Best Value Information Science Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$10,489 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,330 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Associate Degree School for You

Information Science is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 825 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Best Value Information Science Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Information Science Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IS majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Information Science

Our 2023 rankings named Bunker Hill Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for information science students working on their associate degree. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHCC are $5,280 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BHCC is ranked #2 for overall quality for IS in Massachusetts.

Read full report on Information Science at Bunker Hill Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

UMass Lowell undergraduate students pay an average of $15,698 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, IS graduates from UMass Lowell take out $28,170 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Science Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 68
Vermont 115
Maine 8

Information Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IS Focus Areas

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 2 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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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