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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$38,199 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate School for You

Computer Information Systems is the most popular major in Pennsylvania with 3,773 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for CIS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the CIS basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Computer Information Systems

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Temple University the best value school in Pennsylvania for computer information systems students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Temple undergraduate students pay an average of $17,378 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Temple not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Full Computer Information Systems at Temple University Report

#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great value for computer information systems students working on their basic certificate. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Villanova are $59,020 a year.

Villanova also made our Best Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Villanova University

Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 2,210
New York 5,696
New Jersey 3,112
District of Columbia 137
Delaware 250

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer information systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

CIS Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 51,681
Information Technology 31,531
Informatics 2,726
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,887
Artificial Intelligence 518
Human-Centered Technology Design 91

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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