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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$34,883 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,671 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Master's Degree School for You

With 185 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer software and applications is the #64 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Software Applications Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for computer software students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the computer software master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer Software Applications

Our 2023 rankings named Clarion University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for computer software and applications students working on their master’s degree. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

Clarion University graduate students pay an average of $12,179 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn also took the #2 spot in our Best Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Duquesne University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer software and applications schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duquesne are $24,534 per year.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 a year.

Carnegie Mellon also made our Best Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #1.

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#5

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Robert Morris University is a great value for computer software and applications students working on their master’s degree. RMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moon Township.

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#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer software and applications students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 per year.

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Best Value Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 435
Maryland 46
New Jersey 49
District of Columbia 106

One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer software and applications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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.

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