2025 Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you pursue a associate degree in information technology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #20 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for information technology students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 289 associate degrees in information technology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Information Technology School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of information technology for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 - The number of information technology students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• 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 associate 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 schools for information technology students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Information Technology in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in information technology.

Top New England Region Schools for an Associate in IT

1

Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH

42 Annual Graduates

Southern New Hampshire University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in information technology. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a associate in information technology from Southern New Hampshire University

2

New England Institute of Technology
East Greenwich, RI

28 Annual Graduates

New England Institute of Technology is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in information technology. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich.More information about a associate in information technology from New England Institute of Technology

3

Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, MA

21 Annual Graduates

Quinsigamond Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in information technology. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in information technology from Quinsigamond Community College

4

Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill, MA

14 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in information technology has to check out Northern Essex Community College. NECC is a small public college located in the suburb of Haverhill.More information about a associate in information technology from Northern Essex Community College

5

Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA

26 Annual Graduates

$25,478 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the it program report average early career earnings of $25,478.

More information about a associate in information technology from Springfield Technical Community College

6

Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, ME

27 Annual Graduates

$41,813 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Information Technology associate degree recipients from Southern Maine Community College earn a boost of about $9,011 over the typical income of information technology graduates.

More information about a associate in information technology from Southern Maine Community College

7

Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, RI

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in information technology from Community College of Rhode Island

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	137	88
Connecticut	101	25
New Hampshire	80	16
Rhode Island	70	10
Maine	69	75
Vermont	58	14

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Information Technology Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Information Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

IT Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security	209
Network & System Administration/Administrator	53
Computer Support Specialist	10
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	8
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster	5
Information Technology Management	3
Information Technology Project Management	1

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	571
Computer Science	346
Computer Programming	92
Information Science	72
Computer Software & Applications	49
Other Computer & Information Sciences	27
Computer Systems Networking	15
Data Entry	7
Data Processing	1
Computer Systems Analysis	1

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.