by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Mathematics & Computer Science is the 221st most popular major in the country with 1,302 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mathematics and computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $80,867 and had an average of $19,874 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 37 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mathematics and computer science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in mathematics and computer science.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree math & compsci students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercyhurst University landed the #1 spot on the list. Mercyhurst is a private not-for-profit institution located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Immaculata University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Immaculata
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chestnut Hill College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in Pennsylvania. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Francis University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in Pennsylvania. Loretto, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Saint Francis University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Swarthmore College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in Pennsylvania list. Swarthmore is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Swarthmore College
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