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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

9 Schools Ranked
$23,996 Avg Student Debt

A computer science student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the New England Region to see which ones had the most popular online graduate certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
169 Total Awards
$52,170 Average Tuition & Fees
$19,755 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 169 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Graduate Certificate recipients from Harvard accumulate an average of $19,755 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont
14 Total Awards
$21,914 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northfield, Vermont. It awarded 14 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 7% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at Norwich are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
8 Total Awards
$10,014 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 8 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 63% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#4

Rensselaer at Hartford

Hartford, Connecticut
4 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you attend Rensselaer at Hartford. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in Hartford, Connecticut, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Since the graduate programs at Rensselaer at Hartford are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#4

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts
4 Total Awards
$32,444 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Merrimack College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the New England Region . Merrimack College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in North Andover, Massachusetts that handed out 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island
3 Total Awards
$18,406 Average Tuition & Fees

Roger Williams University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer science programs. RWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
1 Total Awards
$16,322 Average Tuition & Fees
$22,817 Avg Student Debt

University of Rhode Island landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer science programs. This fairly large public school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,817 in student loans.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
1 Total Awards
$53,618 Average Tuition & Fees

Brandeis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#9

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
$16,251 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

Around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

References

  • 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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