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2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Pennsylvania

22 Colleges
$56,336 Avg Salary
$27,711 Avg Student Debt

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer and information sciences was ranked 5th in Pennsylvania. In fact, 9,652 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Pennsylvania to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Colleges.

Our analysis found Bucks County Community College to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue an online degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Peirce College

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent online programs at Peirce College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Peirce is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that computer and information sciences majors at Peirce take out is $50,424.

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The excellent online programs at Harrisburg Area Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Computer & Information Sciences majors at HACC take out an average of $19,202 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 22 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Montco is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blue Bell.

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Out of the 22 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, YTI Career Institute-York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of York, YTI is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, computer and information sciences graduates from YTI take out $17,982 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Computer & Information Sciences majors at Drexel take out an average of $33,792 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $507.

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#7

Central Penn College

Summerdale, PA

Central Penn College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Central Penn is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Summerdale.

The average amount in student loans that computer and information sciences majors at Central Penn take out is $48,012.

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Strayer University - Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Trevose, Strayer University - Pennsylvania is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that computer and information sciences majors at Strayer University - Pennsylvania take out is $43,983.

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Reading Area Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best computer and information sciences programs. RACC is a small public school located in the city of Reading.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

Computer & Information Sciences majors at Pitt take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $364.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5,444
New York 18,431
Maryland 10,192
Delaware 808
District of Columbia 1,354

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Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Almonroth.

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