by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 31,531 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 878 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 353 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their information technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Peirce College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington & Jefferson College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Washington, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Bradford landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bradford, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg Information Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keystone College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania list. Keystone College is a small school located in La Plume, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, La Roche University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Lehigh University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Mount Aloysius College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This small school is located in Cresson, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Point Park University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, La Salle University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania list. La Salle University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Vincent College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Lincoln University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania list. Lincoln University is a public institution located in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Temple University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 73 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Cairn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania list. Cairn is a private not-for-profit institution located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Duquesne University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Duquesne is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 18 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Information Technology at Duquesne University
Juniata College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania list. Juniata College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Juniata College
Misericordia University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Dallas, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Information Technology at Misericordia University
University of Scranton came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania ranking. University of Scranton is a small school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Scranton
With a ranking of #20, Saint Joseph’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania list. St. Joe’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
With a ranking of #22, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania list. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Information Technology at Kutztown University
Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Millersville University of Pennsylvania is located in Millersville, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Strayer University - Pennsylvania came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Trevose, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Pennsylvania Information Technology Report
Cabrini University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Radnor, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Cabrini University
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