2023 Most Popular Information Science Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Information Science 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 Most Popular Information Science Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the New England Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Science Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Information Science Schools
Our analysis found Boston University to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.
While working on their degree, IS majors at UMass Lowell accumulate an average of around $25,113 in student debt.
Read full report on Information Science at University of Massachusetts - Lowell
The excellent programs at Norwich University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the New England Region . Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great place for information science students. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
IS majors at Boston College take out an average of $17,140 in student loans while working on their egree.
Out of the 24 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
While working on their degree, IS majors at Suffolk accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
With a ranking of #6, Quinnipiac University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.
The average amount in student loans that IS majors at Quinnipiac take out is $27,000.
Read full report on Information Science at Quinnipiac University
Merrimack College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Schools in the New England Region ranking. Merrimack is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Andover.
University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Science Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.
Wentworth Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information science students. It came in at #9 on the list. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
While working on their degree, IS majors at WIT accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.
Read full report on Information Science at Wentworth Institute of Technology
Bunker Hill Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information science students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, BHCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Read full report on Information Science at Bunker Hill Community College
Best Information Science Colleges by State
Explore the best information science colleges 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 24 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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