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2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

10 Colleges
$65,430 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 2,926 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer and information sciences majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Drexel University the most popular online school in Pennsylvania for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 76% are male.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 18 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Pitt, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#3

Gannon University

Erie, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gannon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Gannon, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Strayer University - Pennsylvania is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Trevose.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

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#5

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Chatham University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Chatham is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#5

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 10 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, La Salle University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at DeSales University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the rural area of Center Valley, DeSales is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 7,126
Maryland 3,175
New Jersey 1,624
District of Columbia 847
Delaware 292

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Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817
Computer Systems Networking 720
Computer Programming 490
Other Computer & Information Sciences 443
Data Processing 205

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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