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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

27 Colleges
$35,972 Avg Salary
$25,601 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Associate Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the New England Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Our analysis found Southern Maine Community College to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in IT at SMCC, 84% are male and 16% are female.

On average, IT graduates from SMCC take out $16,980 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Information Technology at Southern Maine Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Springfield Technical Community College is a great place for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 89% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, IT majors at STCC accumulate an average of around $9,562 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern Maine Community College is a great place for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Eastern Maine Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,464.

Full Information Technology at Eastern Maine Community College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Quinsigamond Community College is a great place for information technology students working on their associate degree. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

About 16% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 84% are male.

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Out of the 27 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Vermont landed the # 5 spot on the list. CCV is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Montpelier.

About 7% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 93% are male.

IT majors at CCV take out an average of $16,535 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Information Technology at Community College of Vermont

Central Maine Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.

Women make up 15% of the IT majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, IT majors at Central Maine Technical College accumulate an average of around $14,506 in student debt.

Read full report on Information Technology at Central Maine Community College

#7

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

With a ranking of #7, Massachusetts Bay Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 8% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 92% are male.

Full Information Technology at Massachusetts Bay Community College Report

With a ranking of #7, Northern Essex Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their associate degree. NECC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Haverhill.

Of the 12 students majoring in IT at NECC, 92% are male and 8% are female.

Read full report on Information Technology at Northern Essex Community College

With a ranking of #9, Nashua Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Nashua, Nashua Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in IT at Nashua Community College, 73% are male and 27% are female.

Full Information Technology at Nashua Community College Report

Capital Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Capital Community College is a small public school located in the city of Hartford.

Women make up 9% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Capital Community College Report

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 27 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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