2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education School for You
In 2020-2021, 861 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Education Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Pennsylvania
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Top 10 Best General Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in Pennsylvania for general education students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
La Salle undergraduate students pay an average of $33,150 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cabrini University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Pennsylvania list. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Radnor.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cabrini University are $33,845 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Pennsylvania list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at YCP are $22,350 per year.
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The excellent programs at Wilson College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Chambersburg, Wilson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Wilson undergraduate students pay an average of $26,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Westminster College Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the fringe town of New Wilmington, Westminster New Wilmington is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Westminster New Wilmington undergraduate students pay an average of $38,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Westminster New Wilmington also is in the top 15% of our Best General Education Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.
Millersville undergraduate students pay an average of $12,256 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Holy Family University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general education programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Holy Family undergraduate students pay an average of $31,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Messiah University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg.
Messiah undergraduate students pay an average of $38,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
California University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Pennsylvania list. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal U are $11,108 a year.
Saint Joseph’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #10 on the list. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St. Joe’s are $47,940 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, St. Joe’s also did well on our Best General Education Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Best Value General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 199 |
| Maryland | 1,145 |
| New Jersey | 366 |
| District of Columbia | 25 |
| Delaware | 84 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 45,458 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34,451 |
| Special Education | 25,158 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 20,616 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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