It's an excellent school, but probably way more expensive than you need to start a good career as a software developer.

If you're actually looking into getting into management in high tech, then Drexel's prestigious degree may be more worthwhile.

Hard fact: If you want to be a software developer, you will need to teach yourself constantly throughout your career. You cannot count on any university to teach you what you actually will need to know a few years after you graduate.

Very decent and pricey, but it does have that co-op program that not only helps mitigate the cost but also gives you a foot up on getting a job. I've heard Comcast in particular likes Drexel CompSci grads.

Drexel is a decent school but is extremely expensive. It’s not worth the price in my opinion. Go to a state school.

I also can’t stress the importance enough of going to community college. There is absolutely no reason not to save money as employers don’t know nor do they care that you attended community college. In addition the first two years of college classes for each program are pretty much the same everywhere so you’re not missing out.

Your future self will thank you dearly, there are many graduates still living at their parents house because they spent too much money on their education.

Like others has mentioned here, your success in software development, engineering etc. will largely be dependent on your efforts to learn and adapt on the job. Going to school is just a way to get in the door. Don’t screw your self by spending too much on a degree.

Good luck!

Software engineering manager here (In philadelphia, so I know plenty of graduates, I've interviewed graduates, and I've worked with graduates):

It's fine. There are better that cost the same, and better that cost less. The downsides are the cost is very high, and since it's 5 years for many programs, that extra cost per year adds up even more. There are also way worse programs. Drexel has the coop program which is good because it's a forced internship, but you can get an internship while you're in college elsewhere. It also uses the quarter system instead of semesters, so it's a lot of material compressed into a very short time, so it can be hard to get a thorough understanding of things.

The other thing I'll say, it's a place where you get out of it what you put in. If you don't put in the effort you won't learn your stuff, and you could still graduate. Some of the graduates are great, some of them are very unimpressive. I've found Temple's graduates in CS about equal, so for what it's worth... You'd probably get more value at Temple. If you get good financial aid at Drexel, could be worth it...

Yes! If your concerned about the cost; apply for a job there and take night classes. My dad got a job there in the 90s to be able to get the degree for the discounted tuition. He had a great career and recently retired.

Yes, apply for they 5-year program with the co-op that one extra year is a required internship. That is good for your field because you will have experience. I love Drexel for they Co-Op programs that is why I am transferring there.

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Quite a few of my relatives and friends graduated from Drexel. They all had great careers. Well worth the tuition.

OP, you don’t need to go to a B&M school to do that. I seriously would consider WGU….I’m not saying it because I’m currently enrolled there (cybersecurity major) but it’s way more affordable, plus the comfort of taking IT certification exams in your own home is an added bonus.

I’ve got 7 classes left (broken down into two terms) plus my capstone project and I’ll have my bachelor’s degree along with ten very relevant certifications…and all for less than $25k.