2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania

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General Information Science is the 45th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 559 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 18 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Information Science Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general information science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Information Science Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Information Science Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Information Science in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Bradford

Bradford, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$18,906 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Bradford landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Pittsburgh - Bradford is a public institution located in Bradford, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt Bradford also made our “Best General Information Science Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Pitt Bradford is $18,906 for pennsylvania associate degree information science students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$26,937 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elizabethtown College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania list. Located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s information science students in 2019-2020.

Etown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Information Science Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The yearly cost to attend Etown is $26,937 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Information Science students.

The low 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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