2026 Best Military Technologies & Applied Sciences Schools in Pennsylvania

Military Technologies & Applied Sciences programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for military technologies & applied sciences students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Military Technologies & Applied Sciences Schools in Pennsylvania

Best Schools for Military Technologies & Applied Sciences in Pennsylvania

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the military technologies & applied sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Military Technologies & Applied Sciences

1

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Military Technologies & Applied Sciences Degrees Awarded

$54,642 Median Starting Salary

Leading the list is Temple University, our #1 school for military technologies & applied sciences. This very large public university is located in the city of Philadelphia. Roughly 75% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 23 military technologies & applied sciences students who graduated with this degree at Temple University in the most recent data year. Military Technologies & Applied Sciences graduates of Temple University earn a median of $54,642 early in their careers. Temple University graduates carry a median of $26,259 in student loans. Read more about the military technologies & applied sciences program at Temple University

2

Mercyhurst College
Erie, PA

Associate's Degree Highest Degree Type

87 Military Technologies & Applied Sciences Degrees Awarded

$64,627 Median Starting Salary

Mercyhurst College is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in military technologies & applied sciences, ranking #2. Set in the city of Erie, Mercyhurst College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. About 64% of students finish within six years. Mercyhurst College awarded about 87 military technologies & applied sciences degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their military technologies & applied sciences degree from Mercyhurst College earn around $64,627 in the first couple years of their career. Mercyhurst College graduates carry a median of $25,625 in student loans. Get the full military technologies & applied sciences details for Mercyhurst College

Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 9 schools evaluated.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.