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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Massachusetts to see which basic certificate 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 basic certificate.

Our analysis found Quinsigamond Community College to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Massachusetts. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

Of the 30 students majoring in IT at Quinsigamond Community College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millennium Training Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Millennium Training Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Woburn.

Women make up 17% of the IT majors at the school.

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#4

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Massachusetts Bay Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

Of the 4 students majoring in IT at Bristol, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Mount Wachusett Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

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Springfield Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.

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North Shore Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate information technology programs. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

Cape Cod Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school located in the city of West Barnstable.

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Northern Essex Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate information technology programs. NECC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Haverhill.

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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

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 15 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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