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2023 Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$15,296 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,794 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, computer science students earned 1,957 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for compsci students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Computer Science

Our 2023 rankings named Harrisburg Area Community College the best value school in Pennsylvania for computer science students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

HACC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,295 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Science at Harrisburg Area Community College Report

Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, South Hills School of Business & Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. South Hills School of Business & Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of State College.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Hills School of Business & Technology are $18,878 a year. On average, compsci graduates from South Hills School of Business & Technology take out $21,616 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

South Hills School of Business & Technology not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#3

Central Penn College

Summerdale, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Penn College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Central Penn is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Summerdale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Penn are $18,714 per year.

Full Computer Science at Central Penn College Report

Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 1,639
New York 6,508
New Jersey 853
District of Columbia 494
Delaware 74

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

CompSci Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
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 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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