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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts to see which online basic certificate programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing an online basic certificate.

Our analysis found Middlesex Community College to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in IT at Middlesex Community College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

Read full report on Information Technology at Middlesex Community College

The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Mount Wachusett Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Massachusetts. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

Full Information Technology at Mount Wachusett Community College Report

#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for information technology students working on their online basic certificate. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Full Information Technology at Harvard University Report

#4

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cambridge College is a great place for information technology students working on their online basic certificate. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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 4 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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