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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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$28,009 Avg Salary
$14,157 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Undergraduate 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts to see which undergraduate 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.

Check out the IT undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Massachusetts.

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Boston University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Massachusetts. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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

Full Information Technology at Boston University Report

#2

Mildred Elley Pittsfield

Pittsfield, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mildred Elley Pittsfield is a great place for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Pittsfield, Mildred Elley Pittsfield is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at Mildred Elley Pittsfield

#2

Roxbury Community College

Roxbury Crossing, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Roxbury Community College is a great place for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Roxbury Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Roxbury Crossing.

Full Information Technology at Roxbury Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lincoln Technical Institute - Somerville is a great place for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Lincoln Tech - Somerville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Somerville.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges 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 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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