2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $30-$48k) in Massachusetts

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer & IS Security is the 60th most popular major in the country with 20,700 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 302 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 99 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and IS security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and IS security programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer and IS security program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $30-$48k) in Massachusetts

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$31,930 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. Boston College is a fairly large school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 34 masters’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$25,558 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 masters’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Read more about Computer & IS Security at Boston U

#4

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$52,060 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Brandeis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brandeis, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brandeis Computer & IS Security Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $30-$48k)

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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