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2024 Best Value Colleges for Science, Technology & Society in Pennsylvania

1 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$36,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools in Pennsylvania

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 1,095 people earned their degree in science, technology & society, making the major the 232nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, science, technology & society graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $41,177 and had an average of $22,529 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 27 science, technology & society graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality science, technology & society programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the science, technology & society program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The science, tech & society 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 “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools in Pennsylvania”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools in Pennsylvania.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Science, Technology & Society in Pennsylvania

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Carnegie Mellon crest
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools in Pennsylvania. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 ’s science, tech & society degrees in 2020-2021.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The estimated yearly cost for Carnegie Mellon is $36,775 for Pennsylvania Science, Tech & Society students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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