by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Information Technology is the 35th most popular major in the country with 33,179 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the New England region, there were 570 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 320 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,317 and $23,797 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their information technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Augusta. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the New England Region list. Located in Augusta, Maine, this small public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s it students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the New England Region. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s it degrees to 103 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at University of Massachusetts - Boston
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Granite State College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the New England Region. GSC is a small public school situated in Concord, New Hampshire. It awarded 9 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Granite State College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #4 spot on the list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 41 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Plymouth State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s it students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bay State College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s it students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Connecticut landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 74 bachelors’s it degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Connecticut
With a ranking of #8, Sacred Heart University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the New England Region list. Sacred Heart University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Vermont Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the New England Region ranking. Vermont Technical College is a small public school situated in Randolph, Vermont. It awarded 4 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the New England Region ranking. UNH is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 32 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Salem State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the New England Region ranking. Salem, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s it degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Salem State University
Lasell University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the New England Region ranking. Newton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s it degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Nazarene College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the New England Region list. ENC is located in Quincy, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s it degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Eastern Nazarene College
Simmons University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the New England Region ranking. Simmons University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s it degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Simmons University
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