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2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
777 Degrees Awarded
$29,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 3,874 people earned their degree in software engineering, making the major the 195th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 836 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 777 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in software engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent software engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the software engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 55 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #2 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.

Full Harvard Software Engineering Report

#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 577 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558.

Read more about Software Engineering at Northeastern University

#3

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

CCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Software Engineering at Central Connecticut State University

#4

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Fairfield U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield University are $19,267, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Software Engineering at Fairfield University

#5

Vermont Technical College

Randolph, Vermont

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vermont Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Randolph, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer software engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Vermont Tech has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vermont Technical College are $26,628, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Software Engineering at Vermont Technical College

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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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