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2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$26,841 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,660 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 409 degrees and certificates were awarded to information science students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #36 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the IS programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Science

$10,423 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named West Chester University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for information science students. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCUPA are $10,423 per year.

Full Information Science at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

$20,362 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Pitt undergraduate students pay an average of $20,362 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania list. Strayer University - Pennsylvania is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Trevose.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - Pennsylvania are $13,515 per year.

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#4

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, PA
$32,770 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Robert Morris University landed the # 4 spot on the list. RMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moon Township.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RMU are $32,770 a year.

Full Information Science at Robert Morris University Report

#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA
$57,136 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Drexel are $57,136 a year.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 627
Maryland 833
New Jersey 275
District of Columbia 137
Delaware 31

Information Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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