by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Computer Software & Applications is the 84th most popular major in the country with 14,312 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , computer software & applications graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $40,420 and had an average of $31,513 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 508 computer software & applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,414 and $33,678 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 234 computer software & applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,302 and $25,698 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in computer software & applications. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer software & applications.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Juniata College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Pennsylvania list. Juniata College is a small school located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Pennsylvania list. Duquesne University is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 24 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Gwynedd Mercy University landed the #5 spot on the list. Gwynedd - Mercy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Gwynedd Mercy University
Immaculata University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This small school is located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Immaculata University Computer Software & Applications Report
Drexel University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Robert Morris University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #8. RMU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer software degrees to 20 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Carnegie Mellon University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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