5
Colleges in Massachusetts
124
Associate Degrees
If you pursue a associate degree in
general computer & information sciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #25 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for general computer & information sciences students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 124 associate degrees in general computer & information sciences to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of general computer & information sciences for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general computer & information sciences students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other general computer & information sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general computer & information sciences related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general computer & information sciences students working on their associate degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision.