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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$38,336 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,671 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Master's Degree School for You

With 1,076 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer software and applications is the #38 most popular major in Massachusetts.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities 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 a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer Software Applications Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer software students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Software & Applications Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer Software Applications

Our analysis found Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network to be the best value school for computer software and applications students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network graduate students pay an average of $23,510 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northeastern also did well on our Best Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Northeastern University Report

Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

WPI graduate students pay an average of $29,040 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WPI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.

Boston U also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Boston University

#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

Brandeis graduate students pay an average of $53,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Brandeis University Report

Best Value Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Software & Applications Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 39
New Hampshire 361
Maine 4
Rhode Island 117
Vermont 52

One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer software and applications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Computer Software

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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