2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
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The Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
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Our 2023 rankings named Lebanon Valley College the best school in Pennsylvania for students working on their graduate certificate.
LVC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 81% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate.
One thing to take note of is that UPenn does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 40 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown College landed the # 3 spot on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Etown. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Villanova. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Saint Joseph’s University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Pennsylvania.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $37,827 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at St. Joe’s. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Scranton ranked #6 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Scranton. In fact, around 93% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Carnegie Mellon does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 6% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Thomas Jefferson University accumulate an average of $34,734 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Thomas Jefferson University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.
Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Lehigh does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 24% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
DeSales University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.
Online graduate courses are available at DeSales, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Cedar Crest College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Cedar Crest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Drexel University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Drexel accumulate an average of $23,548 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Drexel. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Gannon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Gannon. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 55% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
York College of Pennsylvania came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at YCP. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 25% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #15, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Pitt accumulate an average of $22,469 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Pitt does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 16% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Bloomsburg. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Robert Morris University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at RMU. In 2019-2020 about 60% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list.
SRU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at WCUPA. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Duquesne University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Duquesne. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
California University of Pennsylvania ranked #21 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Cal U does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Messiah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #22 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Messiah does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Ship. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #24, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Edinboro does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Point Park University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Point Park does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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