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2023 Most Popular Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

5 Colleges
$39,330 Avg Salary
$22,698 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Science Associate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the IS associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our analysis found Bunker Hill Community College to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, BHCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 17% of the IS majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

About 18% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 82% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, IS majors at UMass Lowell accumulate an average of around $28,170 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 6% of the IS majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Capital Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Hartford, Capital Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in IS at Capital Community College, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full Information Science at Capital Community College Report

#5

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Cape Cod Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of West Barnstable, Cape Cod Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools for a specific state in the New England region.

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 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 The Opte Project.

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