2025 Best General Information Science Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

an associate degree in general information science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #117 out of 1020 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 general information science students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 53 associate degrees in general information science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

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 general information science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general information science students who choose to seek a associate 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general information science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general 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 General 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 General Information Science in Massachusetts

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general information science.

Top Massachusetts Schools for an Associate in Information Science

1

Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in general information science needs to check out Bunker Hill Community College. BHCC is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Boston.More information about a associate in general information science from Bunker Hill Community College

2

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

University of Massachusetts - Lowell is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general information science. UMass Lowell is a large public university located in the large suburb of Lowell.More information about a associate in general information science from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Best General Information Science Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	156	23

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General Information Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Information Science area of study, General Information Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
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