5
Colleges
290,984
Bachelor's Degrees
$33,727
Avg Cost*
Information Science is the #52 most popular major in the country with 5,415,716 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. Of those degrees, 290,984 went to students in the New England region of the United States.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Information Science in the New England Region ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer a bachelor's in is. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. For this ranking, we are identifying those is schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
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 Value IS Schools list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Information Science Colleges for the Money.
Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region
Our rankings recognize University of Massachusetts - Lowell as the #1 school in this year's rankings. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell. UMass Lowell also made our Best Information Science Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #5.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UMass Lowell is 4.5 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $35,212. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UMass Lowell is $156,693. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Westfield State University landed the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value information science schools. Located in the large suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public school with a small student population. Westfield did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Information Science Schools in the New England Region list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Westfield is 4.2 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $24,438. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Westfield be around $102,640. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Wentworth Institute of Technology. Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our best value list, WIT has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Information Science Schools in the New England Region ranking.
It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at WIT to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $41,838. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from WIT is about $175,720. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Norwich University. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Norwich also made our Best Information Science Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #6.
It takes the average student at Norwich about 4.2 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $29,248. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Norwich be around $122,549. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Full Information Science at Norwich University Report
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Boston College. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, Boston College has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Information Science Schools in the New England Region ranking.
The average student at Boston College graduates in less than 4.1 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $37,898. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Boston College is $153,487. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- 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.
