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Pennsylvania State University - World Campus BS in Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences is a program of study at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in computer and information sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State World Campus BS in Computer & Information Sciences

#163 in the U.S
#16 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Penn State World Campus was ranked #163 on College Factual's Best Schools for computer and information sciences list. It is also ranked #16 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State World Campus.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools 26
Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools 35
Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Veterans 115
Most Popular Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences 129
Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences 163
Most Focused Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences 170
Highest Paid Computer & Information Sciences Graduates 198

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Computer & Information Sciences from Penn State World Campus Cost?

$13,988 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Penn State World Campus Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Penn State World Campus was $555 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $13,484 $13,484
Fees $504 $504
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840

Learn more about Penn State World Campus tuition and fees.

Does Penn State World Campus Offer an Online BS in Computer & Information Sciences?

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Penn State World Campus does offer online classes in its computer and information sciences bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State World Campus Online Learning page.

Penn State World Campus Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Computer & Information Sciences

159 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
20.8% Women
29.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 159 students received their bachelor’s degree in computer and information sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 20.8% of the computer and information sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 21.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in computer and information sciences at Penn State World Campus in 2018-2019, 29.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 14
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 102
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

BS in Computer & Information Sciences Focus Areas at Penn State World Campus

Computer & Information Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Information Science 85
Information Technology 74

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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