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2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

9 Colleges
$65,430 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer and information sciences majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular online school in the New England Region for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#2

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Norwich University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

Women make up 7% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in the New England Region . UMaine is a large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

Women make up 63% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#4

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Merrimack College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in the New England Region . Merrimack is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Andover.

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#4

Rensselaer at Hartford

Hartford, CT

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer at Hartford landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rensselaer at Hartford is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Hartford.

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Roger Williams University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 9 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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