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2023 Best Information Technology Schools in the New England Region

32 Colleges
$50,604 Avg Salary
$24,678 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology 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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 32 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best programs for computer science students.

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2023 Best Information Technology Schools in the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Information Technology Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the New England Region for information technology students. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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The excellent programs at Middlesex Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Information Technology Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the fringe town of Concord, NHTI is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bentley University is a great place for information technology students. Bentley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

After completing their degree, IT graduates from Bentley carry an average student debtload of $24,747.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Information Technology Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Information Technology at Northeastern University Report

#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Northern Essex Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best information technology programs. NECC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Haverhill.

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#8

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#9

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

Champlain College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Information Technology Schools in the New England Region list. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.

IT majors at Champlain take out an average of $26,716 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Information Technology Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

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 25 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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