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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$30,771 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,754 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 254,454 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer and information sciences is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for computer and information sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for computer and information sciences majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Computer & Information Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Rhode Island the best value school in the New England Region for computer and information sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCRI are $13,260 per year.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston U are $59,816 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Boston University Report

Out of the 3 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Augusta, UMA is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMA are $19,238 per year.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 2,634
Maine 325
Rhode Island 911
Massachusetts 8,328
Connecticut 1,227
Vermont 645

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Majors Similar to Computer & Information Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Almonroth.

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