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2023 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

6 Colleges
$77,189 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Master's Degree 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best for IT majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Information Technology

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Tufts University the best school in Massachusetts for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Boston College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brandeis University is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

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With a ranking of #6, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Information Technology Colleges 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 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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