2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in Pennsylvania
10
Colleges
189,384
Bachelor's Degrees
$33,899
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Computer Engineering School for You
With 189,384 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, computer engineering is the #57 most popular major in Pennsylvania. This means that of the 5,415,716 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.5% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in Pennsylvania ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer a bachelor's in ce. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. We are more focused on ce schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Value CE Schools list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2024 Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania
Check out the ce programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your money.
Top 10 Best Value Computer Engineering Schools
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania comes in at #1 in this year's ranking. Ship is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Shippensburg. In addition to being on our best value list, Ship has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Computer Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
It takes about 4.4 years for the average student at Ship to complete their degree, and it costs about $23,328 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Ship is about $101,477. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population. Pitt did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Pitt is 4.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $34,698. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Pitt is $147,120. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown. Located in the suburb of Johnstown, Pitt Johnstown is a public school with a small student population.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Pitt Johnstown is 4.3 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $29,385. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Pitt Johnstown be around $127,531. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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York College of Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value computer engineering schools. Located in the suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average student at YCP graduates in less than 4.3 years, and it costs about $27,663 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from YCP is about $119,228. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Elizabethtown College landed the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value computer engineering schools. Located in the suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Etown is 4.1 years, and it costs about $17,172 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Etown is $70,062. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Lehigh University earned the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lehigh, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Computer Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
It takes the average student at Lehigh about 4.1 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $30,884. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Lehigh be around $127,242. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Drexel University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Computer Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
It takes about 4.7 years for the average student at Drexel to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $50,070. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Drexel is $234,328. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Bucknell University landed the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value computer engineering schools. Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Lewisburg. Bucknell also took the #6 spot in our Best Computer Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Bucknell is 4.1 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $43,987. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Bucknell be around $178,147. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Villanova University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, Villanova has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Computer Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
It takes the average student at Villanova about 4.0 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $43,093. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Villanova be around $173,665. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, UPenn has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Computer Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
It takes the average student at UPenn about 4.1 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $38,709. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UPenn is $159,481. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
