Informatics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #246 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Informatics Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 158 degrees in informatics to qualified students.
The informatics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Informatics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Informatics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Informatics Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of informatics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in informatics. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 37 informatics students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in informatics needs to take a look at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. SRU is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Slippery Rock. This university ranks 30th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 6 informatics students who graduated with this degree at SRU in the most recent year we have data available.
Widener University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in informatics. Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Chester. This university ranks 17th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 5 informatics students who graduated with this degree at Widener in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The informatics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Informatics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Informatics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
