by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,360 people earned their degree in computational science, making the major the 380th most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 291 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 0 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,028 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computational science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in computational science.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate list. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 doctorate’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computational Science at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 doctorate’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
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