Computer & Information Sciences at Peirce College

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if Peirce College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences program.

Peirce is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,046 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 27 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Peirce.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Peirce Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Peirce

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Peirce offers distance education options for computer and information sciences at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Peirce Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Peirce compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at Peirce is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools	153
Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Basic Certificate Schools	161
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	175
	186
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Schools	240
	252
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools	347
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	491
Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools	581
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Basic Certificate Schools	620
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools	752
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools	1,086

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Peirce

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Peirce College.

Peirce Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer and information sciences only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at Peirce may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

Peirce does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer and information sciences graduates 63% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Peirce College with a associate's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Peirce Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Peirce. About 78% were men and 22% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Peirce College with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Peirce also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Peirce College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	34

Related Majors

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Peirce College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Computer User Support Specialists	22,790	$52,370
Computer Systems Analysts	21,910	$95,990
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By BotMultichillT under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.