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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$20,479 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Master's Degree 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.

The Best Value Computer Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for CIS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for CIS majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer Information Systems

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in Pennsylvania for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

La Salle graduate students pay an average of $1,455 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer information systems schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

WCUPA graduate students pay an average of $11,898 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a great value for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SRU are $12,659 per year.

Full Computer Information Systems at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bloomsburg are $11,871 a year.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 9 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Temple are $18,278 a year.

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#6

La Roche University

Pittsburgh, PA

La Roche University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. La Roche is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pittsburgh.

La Roche graduate students pay an average of $12,619 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer information systems programs. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Pitt graduate students pay an average of $25,248 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Pitt is ranked #5 for overall quality for CIS in Pennsylvania.

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#8

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 a year.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #2 spot in our Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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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 9 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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