2025 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Ranked #26 in popularity, information technology is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of information technology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 799 master's degrees in information technology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Information Technology School for Your Master's Degree

The it master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to information technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other information technology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for information technology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information technology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for information technology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Information Technology in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in information technology.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in IT

1

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

80 Annual Graduates

$100,266 Median Starting Salary

Northeastern University is a great choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in information technology. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.

Master's students who receive their degree from the it program earn about $100,266 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in information technology from Northeastern University

2

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

40 Annual Graduates

Boston College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in information technology. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chestnut Hill.More information about a master’s in information technology from Boston College

3

Tufts University
Medford, MA

10 Annual Graduates

Tufts University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in information technology. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford.More information about a master’s in information technology from Tufts University

4

Brandeis University
Waltham, MA

68 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Brandeis University if you want to pursue a master's degree in information technology. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from Brandeis University

5

Champlain College
Burlington, VT

65 Annual Graduates

$106,285 Median Starting Salary

Champlain is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Burlington.

Those information technology students who get their master's degree from Champlain College earn $7,095 more than the standard it graduate.

More information about a master’s in information technology from Champlain College

6

Brown University
Providence, RI

21 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from Brown University

7

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

16 Annual Graduates

$113,214 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population.

Master's recipients from the information technology program at University of Rhode Island earn $14,024 above the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in information technology from University of Rhode Island

8

Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH

233 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from Southern New Hampshire University

9

Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Providence, RI

13 Annual Graduates

JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence.More information about a master’s in information technology from Johnson & Wales University - Providence

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	222	115
Connecticut	153	9
Rhode Island	127	49
New Hampshire	108	14
Vermont	91	31
Maine	90	6

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Information Technology Related Rankings by Major

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

IT Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security	685
Information Technology Management	73
Information Technology Project Management	41

Most Popular Majors Related to IT

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	2,427
Computer Science	1,812
Computer Software & Applications	1,025
Information Science	381
Data Processing	175
Computer Systems Networking	38
Computer Programming	6

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 Craig Dennis. More about our data sources and methodologies.