2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Information Science in Massachusetts

Information Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #91 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the most popular for associate degree seekers in the field of information science. Combined, these schools handed out 53 associate degrees in information science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Information Science School for Your Associate Degree

The IS associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Information Science in Massachusetts ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality information science program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for information science.

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Information Science in Massachusetts

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for information science students seeking a an associate degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for IS Students Working on Their Associate

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

28 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Massachusetts - Lowell if you want to pursue an associate degree in information science. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for associate degrees in information science in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 28 information science students who graduated with this degree at UMass Lowell in the most recent data year.

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Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, MA

21 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Bunker Hill Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in information science. Located in the city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for associate degrees in information science in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 21 information science students who graduated with this degree at BHCC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable, MA

4 Annual Associate Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Cape Cod Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in information science. Cape Cod Community College is a small public college located in the city of West Barnstable. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for associate degrees in information science in Massachusetts.

There were about 4 information science students who graduated with this degree at Cape Cod Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Information Science Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Science Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	99	10
Rhode Island	64	0

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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.

Majors Similar to IS

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	161
Computer Science	137
Computer Programming	85
Information Technology	80
Computer Software & Applications	33
Other Computer & Information Sciences	29
Computer Systems Networking	25
Data Entry	4
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.