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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

8 Colleges
$28,009 Avg Salary
$14,157 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Reading Area Community College the most popular school in Pennsylvania for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. RACC is a small public school located in the city of Reading.

Of the 9 students majoring in IT at RACC, 89% are male and 11% are female.

Read full report on Information Technology at Reading Area Community College

#2

DCI Career Institute

Monaca, PA

Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, DCI Career Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. DCI Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Monaca.

Full Information Technology at DCI Career Institute Report

#3

PITC Institute

Wyncote, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend PITC Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Wyncote, PITC Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Montco is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blue Bell.

Full Information Technology at Montgomery County Community College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Community College of Allegheny County is a great place for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. CCAC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Full Information Technology at Community College of Allegheny County Report

#5

Lansdale School of Business

North Wales, PA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Lansdale School of Business helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of North Wales, Lansdale School of Business is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full Information Technology at Lansdale School of Business Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Luzerne County Community College is a great place for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Luzerne County Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Nanticoke.

Full Information Technology at Luzerne County Community College Report

#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Read full report on Information Technology at Drexel University

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges 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 8 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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