2025 Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Information Technology is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #20 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 92 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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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 Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 full 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Information Technology in Massachusetts

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for information technology students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Massachusetts Schools for an Associate in IT

1

Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, MA

21 Annual Graduates

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

2

Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill, MA

14 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in information technology needs to look into 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

3

Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA

26 Annual Graduates

$25,478 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in information technology needs to take a look at Springfield Technical Community College. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the it program make an average of $25,478 in their early career salary.

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

Best Information Technology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Information Technology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
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	72
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	6
Computer Support Specialist	6
Network & System Administration/Administrator	3
Information Technology Management	3
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster	1
Information Technology Project Management	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	159
Computer Science	115
Information Science	53
Computer Programming	41
Other Computer & Information Sciences	27
Computer Software & Applications	24
Data Entry	7
Computer Systems Networking	6
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.