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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Information Technology School for You

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 Information Technology Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 56 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the most popular school in Pennsylvania for information technology students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Pennsylvania. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place for information technology students. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Community College of Allegheny County is a great place for information technology students. CCAC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

While working on their degree, IT majors at Drexel accumulate an average of around $41,041 in student debt.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

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Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, IT graduates from HACC take out $14,150 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Community College of Philadelphia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Bloomsburg is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Bloomsburg.

While working on their degree, IT majors at Bloomsburg accumulate an average of around $24,659 in student debt.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 26 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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