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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Information Technology Master's 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

Check out the IT master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network the most popular school in the New England Region for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in IT at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#2

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Champlain College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the New England Region . Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.

About 13% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 87% are male.

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#3

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Brandeis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the New England Region . Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

Of the 30 students majoring in IT at Brandeis, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 64% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the New England Region . URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

Of the 18 students majoring in IT at URI, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. JWU Providence is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

About 35% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 65% are male.

Full Information Technology at Johnson & Wales University - Providence Report

#7

New England College

Henniker, NH

New England College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Henniker.

Of the 14 students majoring in IT at NEC, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#8

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in IT at Quinnipiac, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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Roger Williams University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

Of the 8 students majoring in IT at RWU, 88% are male and 13% are female.

Full Information Technology at Roger Williams University Report

#10

Thomas College

Waterville, ME

With a ranking of #10, Thomas College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Waterville, Thomas College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in IT at Thomas College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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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 17 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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