by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania” ranking.
Computer Science is the 12th most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,538 and had an average of $23,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,957 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,562 and $27,446 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,315 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 39 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree compsci students.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Penn College landed the #1 spot on the list. Central Penn College is a small school located in Summerdale, Pennsylvania that handed out 19 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania. This small school is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s compsci 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 103 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grove City College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania. Grove City College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grove City, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryn Mawr College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania. Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #6. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 247 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #7, Allegheny College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania list. Allegheny College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Meadville, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Ursinus College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Keystone College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Keystone College is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Plume, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Muhlenberg College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Messiah University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
York College of Pennsylvania landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in York, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Computer Science at York College of Pennsylvania
La Roche University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This small school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Dickinson College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania list. Dickinson is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #15. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 231 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Franklin and Marshall College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Franklin and Marshall is a small school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Science at Franklin and Marshall College
Drexel University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #17. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 121 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Moravian College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Gettysburg College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Seton Hill University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s compsci 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%.
Thiel College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #21. Thiel College is located in Greenville, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
Cairn University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Cairn University is a small school located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
La Salle University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania list. La Salle is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Vincent College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Saint Vincent College is located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read full report on Computer Science at Saint Vincent College
Villanova University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #25. Villanova is a private not-for-profit institution located in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 0.9% 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%.
Read full report on Computer Science at Villanova University
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