2025 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the New England Region
56Colleges in the New England Region
15,816Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
$63,174Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in computer & information sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #6 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 56 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of computer & information sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 15,816 degrees in computer & information sciences to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Computer & Information Sciences School
Your choice of computer & information sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer & information sciences 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 Computer & Information Sciences Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Computer & Information Sciences 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 computer & information sciences degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
11 Top New England Region Schools in Computer & Information Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer & information sciences. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.
There were approximately 750 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year. Those computer & information sciences students who get their degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology receive $91,318 more than the standard computer & information sciences graduate.
Yale University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in computer & information sciences. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were approximately 213 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from Yale University receive an earnings boost of about $70,119 above the average income of computer & information sciences majors.
Every student pursuing a degree in computer & information sciences needs to take a look at Dartmouth College. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were approximately 165 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences degree program at Dartmouth College earn $69,745 more than the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
It's difficult to beat Tufts University if you want to pursue a degree in computer & information sciences. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large 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 224 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer & information sciences students who get their degree from Tufts University make $42,485 more than the average computer & information sciences graduate.
Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1414 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from Northeastern University earn a boost of approximately $52,948 over the typical income of computer & information sciences graduates.
Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were approximately 412 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences program at Brown University make $87,271 more than the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WPI is a great school overall.
There were roughly 292 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent data year. Those computer & information sciences students who get their degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute make $29,417 more than the standard computer & information sciences student.
Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 962.0000000000001 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available. Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients from Boston University get an earnings boost of approximately $40,640 over the typical earnings of computer & information sciences graduates.
Located in the suburb of Wellesley, Wellesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 14th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 79 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Wellesley in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences degree program at Wellesley College make $37,470 above the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the small 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 about 231 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the computer & information sciences major at Boston College make $20,003 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the town of Williamstown, Williams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 13th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 49 computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Williams in the most recent data year. Those computer & information sciences students who get their degree from Williams College make $47,640 more than the standard computer & information sciences grad.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the New England Region award.
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).
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Your choice of computer & information sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer & information sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
