2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems 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 #37 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of computer information systems. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 doctor's degrees in computer information systems during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Computer Information Systems School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in CIS matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems in the New England Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of computer information systems students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Computer Information Systems Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for computer information systems.

 

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

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

Most Well Attended Schools for CIS Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#2 Best Quality In MA

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in computer information systems has to check out Northeastern University. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in computer information systems in Massachusetts.

There were about 13 computer information systems students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from Northeastern University

2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

12 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a popular choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in computer information systems. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in computer information systems in Massachusetts.

There were about 12 computer information systems individuals who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

3

Yale University
New Haven, CT

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

#1 Best Quality In CT

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in computer information systems needs to look into Yale University. Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of New Haven. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in computer information systems in Connecticut.

There were about 4 computer information systems individuals who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from Yale University

4

University of Maine
Orono, ME

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In ME

#1 Best Quality In ME

University of Maine is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in computer information systems. UMaine is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Orono. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in computer information systems in Maine. More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from University of Maine

4

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Durham, NH

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NH

#1 Best Quality In NH

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in computer information systems. UNH is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Durham. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in computer information systems in New Hampshire.

There were approximately 1 computer information systems individuals who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

6

Brown University
Providence, RI

#1 Most Popular In RI

Brown is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence. More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from Brown University

6

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

#1 Most Popular In RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

URI is a large public university located in the large suburb of Kingston. More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from University of Rhode Island

6

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

#3 Most Popular In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

UMass Lowell is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Lowell. More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

 

Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	147	22
Connecticut	95	6
Rhode Island	75	3
New Hampshire	44	1

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Computer Information Systems Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Information Systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

CIS Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences	30
Informatics	1

Most Popular Majors Related to CIS

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	143

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.