Quick answer: 71 colleges within 100 miles of New Philadelphia, Ohio award a technology degree, the nearest about 2 miles away (IPEDS Completions, 2024).
Compare technology programs you can start from New Philadelphia:
| Distance from New Philadelphia | Colleges awarding this degree |
|---|---|
| Within 25 miles | 2 |
| Within 50 miles | 15 |
| Within 100 miles | 71 |
| Within 250 miles | 270 |
Source: IPEDS Completions, 2024, counting institutions that reported awarding this degree, joined to IPEDS institution coordinates. Distances are straight-line.
There are 15 degree-awarding colleges within 50 miles of New Philadelphia, rising to 71 within 100 miles. The nearest is about 2 miles away, so a hybrid schedule is workable but a daily commute would be a commitment.
The subject matter does not change by location: programming, networks and systems administration, databases, cloud services, and security fundamentals. What changes is how you take it. Ask each college whether the program holds accreditation from a recognized institutional accreditor, and ABET’s computing commission where the program carries it, how much of the coursework is delivered online, and which components require you on campus. Credit transfer is decided by the receiving institution and genuinely varies, so request a written transfer evaluation before you enroll.
This page lists 10 schools within 44 miles, closest group first, then ordered by BOC Score with the highest at the top. 10 of them carry a score.
Scores come from IPEDS (2024) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are for all graduates of a school, not one program, so treat them as a signal about the institution rather than about this subject. Sponsored listings are paid placements and are labelled as such; they are separate from this ranking and never change it. Read the full methodology.
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Software Developers in Ohio earn a median $114,090 per year against $135,980 nationally (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The Ohio median for software developers is $114,090 per year, below the national median of $135,980, on state employment of 44,790 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
These are statewide figures. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish wages at city level, so no page can tell you what this job pays in New Philadelphia specifically. For the metro-level picture where it is published, and the full percentile spread, see the Ohio page.
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