Where can I study Computer Science in Massachusetts?

Computer Science programs in Massachusetts

47 colleges in Massachusetts offer Computer Science, from associate's degree to certificate (12 weeks to 1 year). The most graduates in 2023-24 came from University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Boston University.

Updated September 2026 · Sources: IPEDS 2023-24, College Scorecard

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Colleges

Sorted by graduates in Computer Science. No college pays to be on this list or to rank higher.

University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)

Average net price
$22,383

Graduation rate
83%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$71,631
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)

Average net price
$20,111

Graduation rate
96%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$143,372
Boston University
Boston, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)

Average net price
$24,402

Graduation rate
89%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$83,238
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctorate (research)

Average net price
$43,071

Graduation rate
90%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$103,470
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)

Average net price
$17,163

Graduation rate
65%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$64,874
Tufts University
Medford, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctorate (research)

Average net price
$39,998

Graduation rate
94%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$83,214
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)

Average net price
$19,066

Graduation rate
98%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$101,817
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston, MA · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)

Average net price
$17,707

Graduation rate
49%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$65,865
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$14,262

Graduation rate
55%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$53,874
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$41,704

Graduation rate
91%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$103,937
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$34,170

Graduation rate
68%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$82,721
Clark University
Worcester, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$28,714

Graduation rate
77%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$62,381
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)

Average net price
$35,736

Graduation rate
86%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$77,231
Williams College
Williamstown, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$17,716

Graduation rate
94%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$88,665
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$16,383

Graduation rate
53%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$57,466
Merrimack College
North Andover, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$37,927

Graduation rate
70%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$75,584
Amherst College
Amherst, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$23,367

Graduation rate
94%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$77,644
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, MA · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)

Average net price
$7,818

Graduation rate
13%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$47,618
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$26,441

Graduation rate
84%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$58,418
Smith College
Northampton, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$27,579

Graduation rate
89%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$64,027
Quincy College
Quincy, MA · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)

Average net price
$17,126

Graduation rate
15%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$52,506
Massasoit Community College
Brockton, MA · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$8,460

Graduation rate
19%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$46,111
Suffolk University
Boston, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$29,618

Graduation rate
61%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$67,506
Bristol Community College
Fall River, MA · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$5,547

Graduation rate
22%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,663
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$38,782

Graduation rate
87%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$90,543
Western New England University
Springfield, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$27,290

Graduation rate
64%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$73,157
College of Our Lady of the Elms
Chicopee, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$17,545

Graduation rate
68%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$51,540
Massachusetts Bay Community College
Wellesley Hills, MA · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$7,169

Graduation rate
17%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$52,654
Stonehill College
Easton, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$33,016

Graduation rate
76%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$77,745
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$5,662

Graduation rate
32%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$36,966
Gordon College
Wenham, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$24,883

Graduation rate
69%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$52,119
Assumption University
Worcester, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$29,498

Graduation rate
75%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$74,895
Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, MA · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$9,090

Graduation rate
22%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$45,949
Endicott College
Beverly, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$40,654

Graduation rate
76%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$58,336
Westfield State University
Westfield, MA · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$16,721

Graduation rate
54%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$57,346
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Norton, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$29,822

Graduation rate
73%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$67,725
North Shore Community College
Danvers, MA · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$9,000

Graduation rate
18%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$45,391
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA · 4-year · Public

Postbaccalaureate certificate

Average net price
$20,927

Graduation rate
52%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$68,804
Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree
Sattler College
Boston, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Graduation rate
81%

Acceptance rate
69%

Undergrads
57
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable, MA · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$8,296

Graduation rate
22%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$43,670
Curry College
Milton, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$29,207

Graduation rate
51%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$54,400
Hampshire College
Amherst, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$24,034

Graduation rate
54%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$46,938
Bard College at Simon's Rock
Great Barrington, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$31,625

Graduation rate
68%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$46,543
Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner, MA · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$7,931

Graduation rate
24%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$41,118
Emmanuel College
Boston, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$26,706

Graduation rate
68%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$68,245
Roxbury Community College
Roxbury Crossing, MA · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$12,244

Graduation rate
28%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,773

Program 11.0701, CIP 2020. Colleges and award levels from IPEDS 2023-24 completions; costs and outcomes from College Scorecard (June 2026).