2025 Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

an associate degree in computer software & applications is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #54 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for computer software & applications students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 95 associate degrees in computer software & applications to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on computer software & applications students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of computer software & applications students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt computer software & applications students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer software & applications related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer software & applications students working on their associate degree.

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 Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Computer Software & Applications in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in computer software & applications.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for an Associate in Computer Software

1

Pittsburgh Technical College
Oakdale, PA

40 Annual Graduates

$25,671 Median Starting Salary

$21,228 Median Student Debt

Pittsburgh Technical College is a great decision for students interested in an associate degree in computer software & applications. Pittsburgh Technical College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Oakdale.

Soon after graduation, computer software associate recipients generally make an average of $25,671 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a associate in computer software & applications from Pittsburgh Technical College

2

Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA

20 Annual Graduates

$35,284 Median Starting Salary

Harrisburg Area Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in computer software & applications. Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Computer Software & Applications associate degree recipients from Harrisburg Area Community College receive an earnings boost of about $4,807 above the typical earnings of computer software & applications graduates.

More information about a associate in computer software & applications from Harrisburg Area Community College

Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	196	141
New Jersey	137	53
Maryland	126	28
Delaware	60	2

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Computer Software & Applications Related Rankings by Major

Computer Software & Applications is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

Computer Software Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Web & Multimedia Design	72
Computer Graphics	23

Majors Similar to Computer Software

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	354
Information Technology	280
Computer Science	104
Computer Systems Networking	88
Computer Programming	83
Information Science	30
Other Computer & Information Sciences	24

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Negative Space. More about our data sources and methodologies.