2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Informatics (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,431 people earned their degree in informatics, making the major the 278th most popular in the United States.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 32 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in informatics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great informatics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the informatics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree informatics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Informatics (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 masters’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also made our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Informatics Report

#2

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$17,652 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. SRU is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s informatics degrees to qualified students.

SRU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania are $17,652, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Informatics (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Informatics (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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