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2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
312 Degrees Awarded
$29,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Information Technology is the 46th most popular major in the country with 38,958 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,068 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,278 and $27,893 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 312 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The it school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 155 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Carnegie Mellon University Information Technology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 30 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 73 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Information Technology at Temple

#4

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in California, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal U also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal U are $18,508.

Read more about Information Technology at Cal U

#5

Geneva College

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Geneva College landed the #5 spot on the list. Geneva College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Geneva also took the #8 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Geneva are $12,114.

Read more about Information Technology at Geneva College

#6

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Duquesne University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

Duquesne not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne are $24,048.

Full Duquesne Information Technology Report

#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Drexel University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Drexel University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 13 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Technology at Drexel

#8

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, Pennsylvania

Robert Morris University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Moon Township, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RMU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.

Full Robert Morris University Information Technology Report

#9

La Salle University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, La Salle University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 12 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at La Salle, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at La Salle University are $26,250, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at La Salle University

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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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