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Best Value Degrees in Pennsylvania (2026)

Top 100 of 1138 programs in Pennsylvania · Updated 2026

The best college programs in Pennsylvania, ranked by overall value. We scored 1138 programs across Pennsylvania schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $66,343/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in PA

1,138

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$66,343/yr

Avg DW Score

77/100

#1 Program

Nursing (RN/BSN)

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Top Programs in Pennsylvania

Top 100 programs by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Nursing (RN/BSN) East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania · East Stroudsburg, PA	88 83–86	$80,020/yr	High	18.0x
2	Nursing (RN/BSN) Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · Slippery Rock, PA	89 83–87	$79,156/yr	High	18.7x
3	Building/Construction Finishing Pennsylvania College of Technology · Williamsport, PA	81 81–80	$64,231/yr	Low	11.4x
4	Nursing (RN/BSN) Millersville University of Pennsylvania · Millersville, PA	88 83–86	$82,137/yr	High	16.9x
5	Computer & Information Science East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania · East Stroudsburg, PA	84 72–87	$63,715/yr	Very High	19.8x
6	Nursing (RN/BSN) Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA	85 80–82	$68,936/yr	High	15.5x
7	Computer Science University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	84 72–87	$77,599/yr	Very High	16.9x
8	Health Administration University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg · Greensburg, PA	80 72–83	$55,762/yr	High	13.0x
9	Health Administration University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	80 72–83	$55,762/yr	High	13.0x
10	Finance University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	80 73–85	$61,062/yr	Very High	14.6x
11	Nursing (RN/BSN) University of Pittsburgh-Bradford · Bradford, PA	83 79–80	$72,251/yr	High	12.3x
12	Business Administration University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	81 73–84	$62,675/yr	High	10.9x
13	Computer & Information Science Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · Slippery Rock, PA	83 71–85	$59,430/yr	Very High	18.7x
14	Management Science & Analytics Temple University · Philadelphia, PA	82 74–84	$74,778/yr	Very High	10.7x
15	Computer & Information Science Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA	81 68–84	$54,561/yr	Very High	18.1x
16	Nursing (RN/BSN) Lincoln University · Lincoln University, PA	84 79–81	$68,662/yr	High	12.7x
17	Computer & Information Science Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · Shippensburg, PA	84 74–84	$74,598/yr	Very High	12.8x
18	Business (General) Strayer University-Pennsylvania · Trevose, PA	81 76–80	$55,431/yr	High	10.6x
19	Business Administration Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA	79 72–81	$95,891/yr	High	5.2x
20	IT Management East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania · East Stroudsburg, PA	82 73–83	$65,143/yr	Very High	13.8x
21	Finance Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA	77 69–82	$47,912/yr	Very High	14.8x
22	Business Administration Kutztown University of Pennsylvania · Kutztown, PA	80 73–82	$45,703/yr	High	13.5x
23	Finance University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA	77 69–83	$122,698/yr	Very High	8.2x
24	Business Administration Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · Shippensburg, PA	80 73–81	$49,677/yr	High	11.9x
25	Nursing (RN/BSN) Pennsylvania College of Technology · Williamsport, PA	82 78–78	$78,080/yr	High	10.1x
26	Computer & Information Science Strayer University-Pennsylvania · Trevose, PA	82 70–82	$67,315/yr	Very High	14.0x
27	Computer & Information Science Kutztown University of Pennsylvania · Kutztown, PA	78 64–82	$48,056/yr	Very High	17.8x
28	Computer & Information Science Millersville University of Pennsylvania · Millersville, PA	80 67–82	$55,402/yr	Very High	15.5x
29	Computer & Information Science Peirce College · Philadelphia, PA	80 69–81	$66,352/yr	Very High	12.8x
30	Computer & Information Science University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA	78 65–84	$146,204/yr	Very High	10.3x
31	Accounting University of Pittsburgh-Bradford · Bradford, PA	76 68–81	$57,966/yr	Very High	13.7x
32	Accounting University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg · Greensburg, PA	76 67–81	$57,966/yr	Very High	13.6x
33	Computer Engineering University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	81 69–83	$78,075/yr	Very High	16.7x
34	Accounting University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	76 67–81	$57,966/yr	Very High	13.6x
35	Nursing (RN/BSN) Temple University · Philadelphia, PA	81 76–78	$82,319/yr	High	9.5x
36	Information Science Strayer University-Pennsylvania · Trevose, PA	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
37	Health Administration Elizabethtown College · Elizabethtown, PA	78 72–80	$85,329/yr	High	4.8x
38	Business Administration Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA	77 70–79	$42,362/yr	High	12.8x
39	Business Administration Millersville University of Pennsylvania · Millersville, PA	77 72–79	$45,396/yr	High	11.5x
40	Business Administration Peirce College · Philadelphia, PA	79 75–78	$55,328/yr	High	8.7x
41	Business Administration University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA	77 71–78	$91,443/yr	High	3.4x
42	Computer Science University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	78 66–81	$77,599/yr	Very High	11.2x
43	Computer Engineering Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · Shippensburg, PA	81 71–81	$80,574/yr	Very High	14.6x
44	Accounting Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · Shippensburg, PA	76 69–79	$58,049/yr	Very High	12.4x
45	Quality Control Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · Slippery Rock, PA	75 71–76	$67,072/yr	High	19.5x
46	Computer & Information Science Temple University · Philadelphia, PA	78 66–81	$73,393/yr	Very High	10.9x
47	Nursing (RN/BSN) Immaculata University · Immaculata, PA	78 74–76	$87,624/yr	High	7.6x
48	Quality Control Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA	75 71–75	$68,996/yr	High	17.0x
49	Accounting Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA	74 66–78	$49,454/yr	Very High	13.6x
50	Health Administration University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	75 68–78	$55,762/yr	High	8.5x
51	Finance University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	75 68–79	$61,062/yr	Very High	9.6x
52	Finance Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · Shippensburg, PA	74 67–78	$47,651/yr	Very High	12.1x
53	Business Administration Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · Slippery Rock, PA	76 70–78	$40,819/yr	High	12.9x
54	Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA	76 65–79	$171,264/yr	Very High	8.9x
55	Business Administration East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania · East Stroudsburg, PA	75 68–78	$39,651/yr	High	12.9x
56	Allied Health & Diagnostic Professions Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA	74 72–71	$54,823/yr	Moderate	12.5x
57	Information Science University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	77 65–80	$59,951/yr	Very High	14.2x
58	Nursing (RN/BSN) University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	77 73–74	$72,251/yr	High	8.0x
59	Information Science Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · Slippery Rock, PA	77 64–80	$49,369/yr	Very High	18.0x
60	Finance Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · Slippery Rock, PA	77 72–78	$49,248/yr	Very High	10.7x
61	Nursing (RN/BSN) York College of Pennsylvania · York, PA	77 73–75	$77,469/yr	High	7.2x
62	Criminal Justice East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania · East Stroudsburg, PA	69 63–74	$35,206/yr	Moderate	13.6x
63	Nursing (RN/BSN) Eastern University · Saint Davids, PA	75 70–74	$83,733/yr	High	4.9x
64	Nursing (RN/BSN) Gwynedd Mercy University · Gwynedd Valley, PA	75 69–74	$82,372/yr	High	5.4x
65	Nursing (RN/BSN) Holy Family University · Philadelphia, PA	76 71–75	$83,363/yr	High	6.0x
66	Business Administration Immaculata University · Immaculata, PA	74 68–76	$54,745/yr	High	6.0x
67	Teacher Education (General) Kutztown University of Pennsylvania · Kutztown, PA	72 72–71	$44,793/yr	High	10.3x
68	Nursing (RN/BSN) La Salle University · Philadelphia, PA	75 70–74	$84,400/yr	High	5.6x
69	Finance Lehigh University · Bethlehem, PA	72 65–77	$76,720/yr	Very High	4.4x
70	Nursing (RN/BSN) Mount Aloysius College · Cresson, PA	75 70–74	$72,659/yr	High	7.2x
71	Criminal Justice Peirce College · Philadelphia, PA	74 72–73	$48,710/yr	Moderate	7.1x
72	Business (General) University of Pittsburgh-Bradford · Bradford, PA	75 69–76	$45,781/yr	High	9.3x
73	Business (General) University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg · Greensburg, PA	75 69–76	$45,781/yr	High	9.3x
74	Business (General) University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	75 69–76	$45,781/yr	High	9.3x
75	Accounting Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · Slippery Rock, PA	73 65–77	$46,359/yr	Very High	13.3x
76	Business Administration Temple University · Philadelphia, PA	76 71–77	$58,307/yr	High	5.6x
77	Finance Temple University · Philadelphia, PA	73 67–76	$58,807/yr	Very High	8.3x
78	Finance Villanova University · Villanova, PA	73 66–77	$82,008/yr	Very High	4.2x
79	Nursing (RN/BSN) Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences · Lancaster, PA	75 70–74	$79,477/yr	High	6.0x
80	Business (General) Albright College · Reading, PA	74 68–75	$56,932/yr	High	4.6x
81	Economics Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA	73 65–77	$46,860/yr	Very High	14.2x
82	Criminal Justice Kutztown University of Pennsylvania · Kutztown, PA	70 66–72	$37,311/yr	Moderate	11.7x
83	Business Administration Lehigh University · Bethlehem, PA	73 67–76	$69,289/yr	High	3.1x
84	Economics Millersville University of Pennsylvania · Millersville, PA	74 68–76	$51,960/yr	Very High	12.6x
85	Nursing (RN/BSN) Neumann University · Aston, PA	74 69–73	$82,238/yr	High	5.0x
86	Health Administration Peirce College · Philadelphia, PA	74 69–75	$49,849/yr	High	8.0x
87	Management Science & Analytics University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA	76 69–77	$104,502/yr	Very High	3.0x
88	Security Science and Technology Robert Morris University · Moon Township, PA	73 67–74	$69,872/yr	High	5.4x
89	Nursing (RN/BSN) University of Scranton · Scranton, PA	73 67–73	$82,895/yr	High	4.5x
90	Criminal Justice Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · Shippensburg, PA	70 67–72	$41,143/yr	Moderate	9.5x
91	Business (General) Temple University · Philadelphia, PA	73 67–75	$48,747/yr	High	7.3x
92	Nursing (RN/BSN) Thomas Jefferson University · Philadelphia, PA	74 68–73	$85,656/yr	High	4.4x
93	Nursing (RN/BSN) Wilson College · Chambersburg, PA	75 70–74	$73,257/yr	High	5.8x
94	Business Administration York College of Pennsylvania · York, PA	74 68–75	$54,054/yr	High	5.5x
95	Health Administration Pennsylvania College of Technology · Williamsport, PA	74 69–75	$53,515/yr	High	6.5x
96	Criminal Justice Strayer University-Pennsylvania · Trevose, PA	71 69–72	$43,405/yr	Moderate	8.9x
97	Nursing (RN/BSN) DeSales University · Center Valley, PA	73 67–71	$79,460/yr	High	3.6x
98	Nursing (RN/BSN) Alvernia University · Reading, PA	73 67–72	$77,394/yr	High	4.2x
99	Nursing (RN/BSN) Cedar Crest College · Allentown, PA	73 68–72	$80,844/yr	High	3.5x
100	Business Administration Central Penn College · Summerdale, PA	73 68–74	$49,497/yr	High	6.4x

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 programs at Pennsylvania colleges and universities, drawn from 1138 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best college program in Pennsylvania?

By DegreeWorth Score, Nursing (RN/BSN) at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ranks #1 in Pennsylvania with a score of 88/100 and graduate earnings of $80,020/yr.

How many college programs are in Pennsylvania?

Our database includes 1138 programs across Pennsylvania colleges with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.