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2023 Most Popular Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

5 Colleges
$39,330 Avg Salary
$22,698 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Science Associate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Science Associate 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 were the most popular associate degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Science Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Bunker Hill Community College to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in IS at BHCC, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 18% of the IS majors at the school.

IS majors at UMass Lowell take out an average of $28,170 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Manchester Community College is a great place for information science students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in IS at MCC, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Capital Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Hartford, Capital Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#5

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cape Cod Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of West Barnstable, Cape Cod Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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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 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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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