2021 Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania
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Finding the Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Computer Science is the #16 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 1,357 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.2% of all the compsci bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's in compsci. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer science programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer science program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 CompSci Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania
Check out the compsci programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Drexel University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Pennsylvania that are best for non-traditional computer science students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Drexel also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer Science in Pennsylvania rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 6,249 students at Drexel that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,829 part time students in attendance at Drexel.
Our rankings recognize Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Bloomsburg has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Science in Pennsylvania ranking.
The student loan default rate at Bloomsburg is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,407 students at Bloomsburg that take at least one class online. 1,056 students are part time.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best computer science schools for non-traditional students. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh. Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Computer Science in Pennsylvania list.
About 1.3% of Pitt students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,643 students at Pitt that take at least one class online. 6,672 of Pitt students are attending part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown. Pitt Johnstown is a small public school located in the small suburb of Johnstown. Pitt Johnstown also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer Science in Pennsylvania rankings.
The student loan default rate at Pitt Johnstown is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. About 55 of the students at Pitt Johnstown are attending part time.
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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Computer Science is the #16 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 1,357 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.2% of all the compsci bachelor's degrees in the country.
