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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$77,189 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Master's Degree School for You

Information Technology is the #42 most popular major in the country with 40,555 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network the most popular school in the New England Region for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 27% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Report

#2

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Champlain College is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in IT at Champlain, 87% are male and 13% are female.

Read full report on Information Technology at Champlain College

#3

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brandeis University is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 33% of the IT majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Technology at Brandeis University

#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Out of the 17 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

Of the 25 students majoring in IT at Boston College, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

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

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Rhode Island

Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in IT at JWU Providence, 65% are male and 35% are female.

Full Information Technology at Johnson & Wales University - Providence Report

#7

New England College

Henniker, NH

New England College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the rural area of Henniker, NEC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 29% of the IT majors at the school.

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#8

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

Women make up 44% of the IT majors at the school.

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Roger Williams University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 13% of the IT majors at the school.

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#10

Thomas College

Waterville, ME

With a ranking of #10, Thomas College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Thomas College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Waterville.

Women make up 67% of the IT majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Technology at Thomas College

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 397
Connecticut 74
New Hampshire 50
Maine 124
Rhode Island 87
Vermont 210

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

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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