Information Science/Studies programs in Pennsylvania
19 schools in Pennsylvania teach this, at certificate or associate level. 9 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $42,682 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.
What this work pays in Pennsylvania
Software Developers in Pennsylvania earn a median of $126,550 a year across 55,920 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $163,910 | 27,060 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $107,230 | 14,580 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | $104,160 | 2,820 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $97,500 | 1,520 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | $130,300 | 330 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park | Associate's degree | $21,000 | $42,682 (51 grads) | — |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Media | Associate's degree | $21,000 | $42,682 (51 grads) | 1 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois DuBois | Associate's degree | $21,000 | $42,682 (51 grads) | 6 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Hazleton | Associate's degree | $21,000 | $42,682 (51 grads) | — |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto | Associate's degree | $21,000 | $42,682 (51 grads) | 2 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore | Associate's degree | $21,000 | $42,682 (51 grads) | — |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Dallas | Associate's degree | $21,000 | $42,682 (51 grads) | 2 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York York | Associate's degree | $21,000 | $42,682 (51 grads) | 4 |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park | Associate's degree | $21,000 | $42,682 (51 grads) | 33 |
| Bucks County Community College Newtown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Immaculata University Immaculata | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Reading Area Community College Reading | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Reading Area Community College Reading | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Strayer University-Pennsylvania Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Thiel College Greenville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Widener University Chester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Information Science/Studies — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.