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2025 Best Information Technology Schools in the New England Region

20 Colleges in the New England Region
2,124 IT Degrees Awarded
$61,212 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in information technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #42 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 20 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Information Technology Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,124 degrees in information technology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Information Technology School

Best Information Technology Schools in the New England Region The it program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Information Technology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for information technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Information Technology Degree Level

Associate Degrees in IT
Bachelor's Degrees in IT
Master's Degrees in IT
Doctor's Degrees in IT

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 Information Technology Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Information Technology in the New England Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the it degree levels they offer.

10 Top New England Region Schools in IT

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA
94 IT Degrees Awarded

Northeastern University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in information technology. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 94 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
35 IT Degrees Awarded

Boston College is a great option for students pursuing a degree in information technology. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chestnut Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 35 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Information Technologies Program Name

Build the digital know-how required to become a leader in technology with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In MA
83.3% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Tufts University if you want to pursue a degree in information technology. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were approximately 6 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.

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Champlain College
Burlington, VT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
318 IT Degrees Awarded
12.9% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in information technology needs to look into Champlain College. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Burlington. A Best Colleges rank of #278 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Champlain is a great college overall.

There were roughly 318 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Champlain in the most recent year we have data available. Information Technology degree recipients from Champlain College earn a boost of around $17,320 above the typical income of information technology graduates.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
71 IT Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Brandeis is a great university overall.

There were roughly 71 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent data year.

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Brown University
Providence, RI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In RI

Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.

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Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #241 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means URI is a great university overall.

There were roughly 28 information technology students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the information technology major at University of Rhode Island make $52,002 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Associates Degree Type
AS in Information Technologies Program Name

Gain the specialized knowledge and critical-thinking skills required to begin a career in tech with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
421 IT Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #170 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SNHU is a great university overall.More information about a degree in information technology from Southern New Hampshire University

9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
58 IT Degrees Awarded
48.3% Growth in Graduates

New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich. This school ranks 8th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were roughly 58 information technology students who graduated with this degree at New England Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Information Technology degree recipients from New England Institute of Technology earn a boost of around $6,199 over the typical earnings of information technology graduates.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In RI

JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #236 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means JWU Providence is a great university overall.

There were approximately 5 information technology students who graduated with this degree at JWU Providence in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 271
Connecticut 241 74
New Hampshire 210 50
Maine 202 124
Rhode Island 200 83
Vermont 194 203

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Information Technology is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

IT Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 1,747
Information Technology Management 143
Network & System Administration/Administrator 91
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 71
Computer Support Specialist 39
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 19
Information Technology Project Management 14

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Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 5,693
Computer Information Systems 4,719
Computer Software & Applications 1,831
Information Science 749
Computer Programming 328
Computer Systems Networking 154
Data Processing 108
Computer Systems Analysis 53
Other Computer & Information Sciences 47
Data Entry 10

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