2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

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In 2019-2020, 18,368 people earned their degree in general information science, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 1,017 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 470 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general information science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree information science students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in the New England Region

#1

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont

#3 in overall quality

$20,264 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Norwich University is a small school located in Northfield, Vermont that handed out 40 masters’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Norwich also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Norwich University are $20,264, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Information Science at Norwich University

#2

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

#4 in overall quality

$36,485 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMass Boston General Information Science Report

#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$50,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #3 spot on the list. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 15 masters’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Information Science at Harvard

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 351 degrees to qualified masters’s information science students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Information Science at Boston University

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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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