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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Pennsylvania

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$47,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Software Engineering is the 195th most popular major in the country with 3,874 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 206 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality software engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the software engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k list. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Software Engineering at Carnegie Mellon 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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