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Best Value Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Value Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$43,297 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,942 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Bachelor's Degree School for You

Information Science is the #57 most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Best Value Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for IS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Information Science

#1

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Westfield State University the best value school in the New England Region for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Westfield are $17,219 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, IS majors at Westfield accumulate an average of around $20,152 in student debt.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boston College are $61,706 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, IS majors at Boston College accumulate an average of around $14,265 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, Boston College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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Out of the 7 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.

UMass Lowell undergraduate students pay an average of $33,624 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, IS majors at UMass Lowell accumulate an average of around $28,952 in student debt.

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#4

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Out of the 7 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Norwich are $44,020 a year. IS majors at Norwich take out an average of $27,208 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northeastern are $57,592 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Northeastern is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#6

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quinnipiac are $51,270 a year.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information science students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

WIT undergraduate students pay an average of $37,650 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 825
Connecticut 68
Maine 8
Vermont 115

One of 10 majors within the area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 The Opte Project.

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