2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

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Informatics is the 278th most popular major in the country with 2,431 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 32 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in informatics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent informatics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the informatics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Informatics in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list.

Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Informatics at Penn State University Park

#2

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$17,652 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s informatics degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

SRU also made our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at SRU are $17,652, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SRU Informatics Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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