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2022 Best Value IT Schools in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
410 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value IT Schools in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IT Schools in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 28,174 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 37th most popular in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 410 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the information technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value IT Schools in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Information Technology in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bunker Hill Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IT degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

BHCC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Information Technology Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for BHCC is $7,867 for massachusetts it students with aid.

Read more about Information Technology at Bunker Hill Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 157 ’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Information Technology Schools in Massachusetts” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Massachusetts - Boston is $18,340 for Massachusetts IT students with aid.

Read more about Information Technology at UMass Boston

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IT Schools in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 51 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also took the #6 spot in our “Best Information Technology Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. It costs about $19,119 for Massachusetts IT students with aid per year to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Information Technology at UMass Lowell

#4

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IT Schools in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 50 ’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Clark did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Information Technology Schools in Massachusetts” list. It costs about $28,805 for Massachusetts IT students with aid per year to attend Clark University.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Clark Information Technology Report

#5

Endicott College

Beverly, Massachusetts

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IT Schools in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Endicott College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Beverly, Massachusetts, and it awarded 10 ’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Endicott did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Information Technology Schools in Massachusetts” list. The estimated yearly cost for Endicott is $35,642 for Massachusetts IT students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Information Technology at Endicott

#6

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid ranking. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s IT degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

WPI also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Technology Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WPI is $39,756 for massachusetts it students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full WPI Information Technology Report

#7

Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts

Bentley University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified ’s IT students in 2019-2020.

Bentley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Technology Schools in Massachusetts” list. The yearly cost to attend Bentley is $38,986 for massachusetts it students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Bentley University Information Technology Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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