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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

21 Colleges
$65,430 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

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 Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate 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 21 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer & Information Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the computer and information sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

Our analysis found West Chester University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

About 14% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 86% are male.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 25 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Drexel, 76% are male and 24% are female.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Drexel University Report

Out of the 21 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Out of the 21 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 56% are male.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

#5

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Out of the 21 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Gannon University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

Women make up 57% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Gannon University

#6

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in computer and information sciences at St. Joe's, 83% are male and 17% are female.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Saint Joseph’s University Report

With a ranking of #7, California University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at California University of Pennsylvania

#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #8, Temple University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Temple University

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Report

#10

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

DeSales University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. DeSales is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Center Valley.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at DeSales University Report

Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 21 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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