2024 Best Computational Science Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Computational Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #150 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Computational Science Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 245 master's degrees in computational science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to computational science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other computational science students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computational science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for computational science students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Computational Science Schools

The scientific computing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Computational Science Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computational Science in Pennsylvania

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for computational science students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Master's in Scientific Computing

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in computational science. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in computational science from University of Pennsylvania

2

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

68 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in computational science needs to look into Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a master’s in computational science from Carnegie Mellon University

Best Computational Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Computational Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	695	73
New Jersey	346	4
District of Columbia	334	94
Delaware	151	5

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Computational Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Computational Science area of study, Computational Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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