2025 Best General Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Ranked #43 in popularity, general information science is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for general information science students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 337 bachelor's degrees in general information science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Information Science School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of general information science for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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 - How many other general information science students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general information science students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 General Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Information Science in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general information science.

Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Information Science

1

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

70 Annual Graduates

Boston College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general information science. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from Boston College

2

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

144 Annual Graduates

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

3

Norwich University
Northfield, VT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Annual Graduates

Norwich University is a good option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in general information science. Located in the rural area of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from Norwich University

4

Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, MA

20 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general information science has to look into Wentworth Institute of Technology. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from Wentworth Institute of Technology

5

Suffolk University
Boston, MA

34 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from Suffolk University

6

Westfield State University
Westfield, MA

19 Annual Graduates

Westfield is a small public university located in the suburb of Westfield.More information about a bachelor’s in general information science from Westfield State University

Best General Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best general information science colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	581	400
Connecticut	341	45
Vermont	289	46

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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.