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2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

39 Colleges
$15,299 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Pennsylvania with 14,303 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 39 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the health professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

La Salle graduate students pay an average of $1,455 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at La Salle University Report

#2

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Scranton is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Scranton are $11,630 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, University of Scranton is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Full Health Professions at University of Scranton Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at LECOM are $14,511 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

WCUPA graduate students pay an average of $11,898 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, WCUPA also did well on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 39 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, York College of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at YCP are $11,646 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

Clarion University graduate students pay an average of $12,179 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Clarion University of Pennsylvania Report

#7

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

Holy Family University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Holy Family are $12,181 a year.

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California University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal U are $12,919 a year.

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.

Millersville graduate students pay an average of $11,934 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SRU are $12,659 per year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 17,960
Maryland 4,839
New Jersey 3,330
District of Columbia 2,717
Delaware 498

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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