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2023 Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Information Technology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 397 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th 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 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 Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for computer science students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top Massachusetts Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Information Technology

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for information technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Massachusetts. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Wachusett Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Northern Essex Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Massachusetts. NECC is a small public school located in the suburb of Haverhill.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

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Quinsigamond Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Information Technology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 74
Vermont 210
New Hampshire 50
Rhode Island 87
Maine 124

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

IT Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
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 Craig Dennis.

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