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2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$20,042 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,049 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 418 degrees and certificates were awarded to information technology students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #35 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for IT students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Technology

Our 2023 rankings named West Chester University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCUPA are $11,898 a year.

Full Information Technology at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal U are $12,919 per year.

Full Information Technology at California University of Pennsylvania Report

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great value for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $18,278 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Technology at Temple University

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Drexel graduate students pay an average of $37,074 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 948
Maryland 1,400
New Jersey 45
District of Columbia 312
Delaware 234

One of 9 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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