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2023 Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

7 Schools Ranked
$26,060 Avg Student Debt

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for computer science students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Top Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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$25,248 Average Tuition & Fees
$22,469 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the best school in Pennsylvania for computer science students working on their graduate certificate.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,469 in student loans.

One thing to take note of is that Pitt does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 16% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
$37,074 Average Tuition & Fees
$23,548 Avg Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Graduate Certificate recipients from Drexel accumulate an average of $23,548 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Drexel does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania
$11,898 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in Pennsylvania.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at WCUPA. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
$18,278 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Temple. In fact, around 72% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania
$12,919 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list.

Cal U does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 90% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$12,618 Average Tuition & Fees

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at IUP. In 2019-2020 about 35% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#7

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown, Pennsylvania
$11,440 Average Tuition & Fees

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate computer science programs.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Kutztown University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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