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Pennsylvania State University - Berks BS in Information Technology

The main focus area for this major is Computer & IS Security. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Information Technology is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Pennsylvania State University - Berks. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in IT, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Berks BS in IT

#13 in the U.S
#5 in Pennsylvania

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Penn State Berks was ranked #13 on College Factual's Best Schools for IT list. It is also ranked #5 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Berks.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Information Technology Graduates 6
Best Colleges for Information Technology 13
Best Value Colleges for Information Technology 15
Best Information Technology Colleges for Veterans 17
Most Focused Colleges for Information Technology 177
Most Popular Colleges for Information Technology 230

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in IT from Penn State Berks Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State Berks Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Penn State Berks paid an average of $997 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $592 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Berks tuition and fees.

Penn State Berks IT BS Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State Berks in IT walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 16% lower than the national average of $32,202.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in IT From Penn State Berks?

$65,000 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

IT who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Berks make an average of $65,000 a year during the early days of their career. That is 34% higher than the national average of $48,677.

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Does Penn State Berks Offer an Online BS in IT?

Online degrees for the Penn State Berks IT bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State Berks Online Learning page.

Penn State Berks Bachelor’s Student Diversity for IT

14 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
28.6% Women
14.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 14 bachelor’s degrees in IT handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in IT in 2018-2019, 28.6% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in IT at Penn State Berks in 2018-2019, 14.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BS in IT Focus Areas at Penn State Berks

Information Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 14

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to information technology.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Information Science 27

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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