2023 Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for computer science students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Brown University to be the best school for computer science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region .
Brown does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 59% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for computer science students working on their master’s degree.
MIT is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for computer science students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Yale. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Harvard. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Dartmouth College is a great place for computer science students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Dartmouth, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.
Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Tufts does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Boston U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 23% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Norwich University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Since the graduate programs at Norwich are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
With a ranking of #10, Boston College did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree.
Boston College does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.
Northeastern University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs.
Northeastern does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 29% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Champlain College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Champlain. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Bentley University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, Bentley is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Quinnipiac University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Quinnipiac does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 52% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #15 on this year’s Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
WPI does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Brandeis University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Brandeis does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Clark University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Clark does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
New England Institute of Technology landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since New England Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNH does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 60% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #20 on this year’s Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UMass Amherst does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Sacred Heart University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Sacred Heart. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 64% took at least some of their classes online.
Johnson & Wales University - Providence came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at JWU Providence. In fact, around 46% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Rhode Island landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs.
URI does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #24, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at UMass Dartmouth, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs.
UMass Lowell does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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