Program Payoff

Computer Science programs in Pennsylvania

11 schools in Pennsylvania teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $38,289 at South Hills School of Business & Technology.

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 toMedianJobs in Pennsylvania
Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,91027,060
Computer Occupations, All Other$107,23014,580
Data Scientists$106,85013,810
Information Security Analysts$117,7704,660
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$93,0304,530

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
South Hills School of Business & Technology State College Associate's degree $38,289 (19 grads) 13
Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell Associate's degree $7,780 not published 55
Central Penn College Summerdale Associate's degree not published 9
Community College of Beaver County Monaca Associate's degree not published 2
Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg Associate's degree not published 14
Manor College Jenkintown Associate's degree not published 1
Muhlenberg College Allentown Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Muhlenberg College Allentown Associate's degree not published 0
Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem Associate's degree not published 20
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Johnstown Associate's degree not published 1
Valley Forge Military College Wayne Associate's degree not published 1

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.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.