2025 Best Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in computer information systems, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #31 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 46 doctor's degrees in computer information systems to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 computer information systems students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of computer information systems students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt computer information systems students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer information systems related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer information systems students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Computer Information Systems Schools

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 Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Computer Information Systems in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in computer information systems.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in CIS

1

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

23 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in computer information systems has to check out Northeastern University. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from Northeastern University

2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

12 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in computer information systems. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	153	30
Connecticut	93	9
Rhode Island	78	0
New Hampshire	47	1
Maine	46	0

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Computer Information Systems Related Rankings by Major

Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

CIS Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences	45
Informatics	1

Most Popular Majors Related to CIS

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	181
Information Technology	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.