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2023 Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

6 Colleges
$76,049 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 40,555 information technology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are so many computer science programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for computer science students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates 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 graduate certificate in the New England Region . Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#2

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

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#3

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Champlain College is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the New England Region . URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth.

Full Information Technology at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 397
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 6 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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