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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Information Technology Basic 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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 basic certificate.

#1

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

Our analysis found Champlain College to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the New England Region . Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Burlington.

Of the 110 students majoring in IT at Champlain, 74% are male and 26% are female.

Full Information Technology at Champlain College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Quinsigamond Community College is a great place for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

Women make up 20% of the IT majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 5% of the IT majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Millennium Training Institute is a great place for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Millennium Training Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Woburn.

About 17% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 83% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Capital Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the New England Region . Capital Community College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Hartford.

Women make up 10% of the IT majors at the school.

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#6

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

Massachusetts Bay Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at Massachusetts Bay Community College

#7

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate information technology programs. Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

Women make up 25% of the IT majors at the school.

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Mount Wachusett Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate information technology programs. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

Full Information Technology at Mount Wachusett Community College Report

York County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the IT majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Technology at York County Community College

Springfield Technical Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.

Full Information Technology at Springfield Technical Community College Report

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools 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 24 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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