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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

9 Colleges
$31,794 Avg Salary
$19,871 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for compsci majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Montgomery County Community College to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a associate degree in Pennsylvania. Montco is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blue Bell.

About 9% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 91% are male.

On average, compsci graduates from Montco take out $15,162 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at South Hills School of Business & Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in Pennsylvania. South Hills School of Business & Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of State College.

About 22% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 78% are male.

CompSci majors at South Hills School of Business & Technology take out an average of $21,616 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northampton County Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in compsci at Northampton Community College, 88% are male and 13% are female.

The average amount in student loans that compsci majors at Northampton Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,393.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Harrisburg Area Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 22% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#5

Central Penn College

Summerdale, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Penn College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Central Penn is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Summerdale.

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#6

Manor College

Jenkintown, PA

Manor College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Manor College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Jenkintown.

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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree computer science programs. Pennsylvania Highlands is a small public school located in the suburb of Johnstown.

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Community College of Beaver County came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. CCBC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Monaca.

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#8

Muhlenberg College

Allentown, PA

With a ranking of #8, Muhlenberg College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their associate degree. Muhlenberg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Allentown.

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Best Computer Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer Science Schools 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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