2023 Most Popular Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.
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2023 Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IS majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Lowell the most popular school in the New England Region for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 26% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 74% are male.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, IS majors at UMass Lowell accumulate an average of around $28,952 in student debt.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
Women make up 39% of the IS majors at the school.
On average, IS graduates from Boston College take out $14,265 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Suffolk University is a great place for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 37% of the IS majors at the school.
IS majors at Suffolk take out an average of $26,041 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Read full report on Information Science at Suffolk University
Out of the 12 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.
About 12% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 88% are male.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, IS graduates from Norwich carry an average student debt load of $27,208.
Read full report on Information Science at Norwich University
The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Quinnipiac University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in the New England Region . Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.
Women make up 26% of the IS majors at the school.
Read full report on Information Science at Quinnipiac University
Wentworth Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Women make up 12% of the IS majors at the school.
Westfield State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information science students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
IS majors at Westfield take out an average of $20,152 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Simmons University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information science students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Saint Michael’s College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree information science programs. Located in the suburb of Colchester, Saint Michael's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
University of Hartford landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree information science programs. Located in the city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Hartford
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 |
Information Science Related Majors
One of 10 majors within the area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 12 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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