2023 Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Computer Science Associate Degree School for You
Computer Science is the #23 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 1,957 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for compsci students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Computer Science
Our 2023 rankings named Harrisburg Area Community College the best value school in Pennsylvania for computer science students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
HACC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,295 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, South Hills School of Business & Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. South Hills School of Business & Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of State College.
South Hills School of Business & Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $18,878 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, compsci majors at South Hills School of Business & Technology accumulate an average of around $21,616 in student debt.
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Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Penn College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Central Penn is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Summerdale.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Penn are $18,714 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value Computer Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 6,508 |
| Maryland | 1,639 |
| New Jersey | 853 |
| District of Columbia | 494 |
| Delaware | 74 |
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Computer Science Related Majors for CompSci
Computer Science is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to CompSci
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 88,434 |
| Information Technology | 40,555 |
| Information Science | 18,325 |
| Computer Systems Networking | 14,700 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 14,336 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.
- 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).
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