2025 Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

an associate degree in information science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #90 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for information science students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 53 associate degrees in information science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Earnings

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

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to information science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of information science students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt information science students go into to obtain their associate 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 information science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for information science students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Information Science in Massachusetts

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for information science students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Massachusetts Schools for an Associate in IS

1

Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, MA

32 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in information science has to check out Bunker Hill Community College. Located in the large city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in information science from Bunker Hill Community College

2

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

14 Annual Graduates

$52,706 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in information science needs to take a look at University of Massachusetts - Lowell. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the is program earn an average of $52,706 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a associate in information science from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Best Information Science Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Information Science Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	101	23

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Information Science Related Rankings by Major

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

IS Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Information Science	53

Majors Similar to IS

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	159
Computer Science	115
Information Technology	92
Computer Programming	41
Other Computer & Information Sciences	27
Computer Software & Applications	24
Data Entry	7
Computer Systems Networking	6
Computer Systems Analysis	1

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to The Opte Project. More about our data sources and methodologies.