2023 Best Schools in Pennsylvania
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp 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 Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 63 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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Top Schools in Pennsylvania
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Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the best school for students in Pennsylvania.
The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Pennsylvania.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lebanon Valley College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Schools in Pennsylvania list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elizabethtown College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Schools in Pennsylvania list.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for students.
Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #6 on the list.
Thomas Jefferson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
University of Scranton landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Saint Vincent College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Schools in Pennsylvania list.
With a ranking of #10, Westminster College Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
Saint Joseph’s University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
With a ranking of #12, Wilkes University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
King’s College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Schools in Pennsylvania list.
Arcadia University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Schools in Pennsylvania list.
Gannon University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
York College of Pennsylvania landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
With a ranking of #17, DeSales University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
Chatham University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Best Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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Duquesne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #20 on the list.
With a ranking of #21, Saint Francis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
Wilson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #22 on the list.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #23 on the list.
Robert Morris University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Lock Haven University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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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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