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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Pennsylvania

12 Colleges
$54,774 Avg Salary
$26,513 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, information technology students earned 1,445 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Pennsylvania to see which online programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Colleges.

Our analysis found YTI Career Institute-York to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the midsize suburb of York, YTI is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, IT graduates from YTI take out $17,982 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reading Area Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Pennsylvania list. RACC is a small public school located in the small city of Reading.

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#3

Gannon University

Erie, PA

The excellent online programs at Gannon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Pennsylvania. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Strayer University - Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Trevose, Strayer University - Pennsylvania is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, IT majors at Strayer University - Pennsylvania accumulate an average of around $32,810 in student debt.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent online programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

On average, IT graduates from Drexel take out $41,041 in student loans while working on their degree.

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California University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Peirce College

Philadelphia, PA

Peirce College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Peirce is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Delaware County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Delaware County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Media.

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Montgomery County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Montco is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Blue Bell.

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Harrisburg University of Science and Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 2,370
New York 1,927
New Jersey 180
District of Columbia 434
Delaware 399

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

IT Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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