Graduate Programs at Pennsylvania Best Colleges
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| Number of Schools | 332 schools |
|---|---|
| By Types | 94 public, 238 private |
| By Levels | 316 undergraduate schools 119 graduate schools |
| By Categories (where graduate program offered) | 18 National Universities 15 Liberal Arts Colleges 9 Law Schools 7 Medical Schools |
| Tuition & fees | |
| Undergraduate | $14,084 Pennsylvania residents $24,173 out-of-state |
| Graduate | $20,459 Pennsylvania residents $22,414 out-of-state |
| Student Population | 648,264 |
| Undergraduate | 502,645 |
| Graduate | 145,619 |
| Students to Faculty Ratio | 12.48 to 1 |
| Rank* | Name | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Students | Offered Degree/Programs | Number of Graduate Programs | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of PennsylvaniaPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $44,162 | 16,951 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 406 programs | 8 to 1 |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $48,557 | 8,943 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 314 programs | 5 to 1 |
| 4 | Lehigh UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBethlehem, PA | $27,200 | 1,770 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 211 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 7 | Villanova UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsVillanova, PA | $21,307 | 3,394 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 173 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 8 | Bucknell UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsLewisburg, PA | $26,960 | 40 | Master's | 84 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPublic, 4 yearsUniversity Park, PA | $42,151 ($25,015 Residents) |
8,283 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 401 programs | 15 to 1 |
| 10 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPublic, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $43,504 ($26,142 Residents) |
9,347 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 447 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 11 | Bryn Mawr CollegePrivate, 4 yearsBryn Mawr, PA | $50,730 | 333 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 56 programs | 8 to 1 |
| 12 | Drexel UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $37,074 | 8,323 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 413 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 13 | Saint Joseph's UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $18,504 | 2,790 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 162 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 14 | Muhlenberg CollegePrivate, 4 yearsAllentown, PA | $19,200 | 14 | Post-BS, Master's | 80 programs | 8 to 1 |
| 15 | Elizabethtown CollegePrivate, 4 yearsElizabethtown, PA | $35,020 | 284 | Post-BS, Master's | 99 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegePublic, 4 yearsErie, PA | $32,344 ($24,800 Residents) |
107 | Post-BS, Master's | 63 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 17 | Duquesne UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $25,578 | 3,012 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 194 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgPublic, 4 yearsMiddletown, PA | $32,344 ($24,800 Residents) |
509 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 74 programs | 14 to 1 |
| 20 | University of ScrantonPrivate, 4 yearsScranton, PA | $11,630 | 1,138 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 125 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 23 | Lebanon Valley CollegePrivate, 4 yearsAnnville, PA | $33,135 | 397 | Post-BS, Master's | 63 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 24 | Lancaster Bible CollegePrivate, 4 yearsLancaster, PA | $11,985 | 520 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 52 programs | 16 to 1 |
| 25 | Messiah UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsMechanicsburg, PA | $13,230 | 736 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 133 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 27 | Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaPublic, 4 yearsSlippery Rock, PA | $18,216 ($12,659 Residents) |
1,464 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 128 programs | 19 to 1 |
| 28 | West Chester University of PennsylvaniaPublic, 4 yearsWest Chester, PA | $17,312 ($12,451 Residents) |
2,883 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 157 programs | 20 to 1 |
| 29 | Marywood UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsScranton, PA | $11,520 | 872 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 96 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 30 | Thomas Jefferson UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $23,103 | 4,515 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 143 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 31 | Cairn University-LanghornePrivate, 4 yearsLanghorne, PA | $10,278 | 211 | Post-BS, Master's | 61 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 32 | Eastern UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsSaint Davids, PA | $14,346 | 3,921 | Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 81 programs | 15 to 1 |
| 33 | Cedar Crest CollegePrivate, 4 yearsAllentown, PA | $14,811 | 371 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 86 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 34 | Saint Francis UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsLoretto, PA | $21,940 | 396 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 95 programs | 15 to 1 |
| 35 | Gettysburg CollegePrivate, 4 yearsGettysburg, PA | $2,250 | 613 | Master's | 44 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 36 | Carlow UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $21,450 | 857 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 96 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 37 | Dickinson CollegePrivate, 4 yearsCarlisle, PA | $3,750 | 12 | Master's | 48 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 38 | Robert Morris UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsMoon Township, PA | - | 664 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 99 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 39 | DeSales UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsCenter Valley, PA | $21,120 | 766 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 87 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 40 | Gwynedd Mercy UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsGwynedd Valley, PA | $15,642 | 679 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 56 programs | 8 to 1 |
| 41 | Millersville University of PennsylvaniaPublic, 4 yearsMillersville, PA | $16,799 ($11,939 Residents) |
961 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 90 programs | 18 to 1 |
| 42 | Saint Vincent CollegePrivate, 4 yearsLatrobe, PA | $15,194 | 177 | Master's | 69 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 44 | Wilson CollegePrivate, 4 yearsChambersburg, PA | $9,270 | 394 | Master's | 48 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 46 | Waynesburg UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWaynesburg, PA | $16,440 | 250 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 48 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 47 | Misericordia UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsDallas, PA | $38,328 | 466 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 50 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 49 | Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchPrivate, 4 yearsBryn Athyn, PA | $21,126 | 13 | Post-BS, Master's | 18 programs | 8 to 1 |
| 51 | Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaPublic, 4 yearsShippensburg, PA | $17,190 ($12,330 Residents) |
719 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 103 programs | 17 to 1 |
| 52 | York College of PennsylvaniaPrivate, 4 yearsYork, PA | $11,574 | 321 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 117 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 53 | Westminster CollegePrivate, 4 yearsNew Wilmington, PA | $13,320 | 50 | Master's | 53 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 55 | Wilkes UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWilkes-Barre, PA | $26,064 | 3,207 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 70 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 57 | Moravian UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBethlehem, PA | $18,594 | 629 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 79 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 58 | Juniata CollegePrivate, 4 yearsHuntingdon, PA | $14,250 | 33 | Master's | 89 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 60 | Neumann UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsAston, PA | $10,470 | 473 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 59 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 61 | Temple UniversityPublic, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $27,596 ($21,455 Residents) |
9,090 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 497 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 63 | Holy Family UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $12,141 | 757 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 74 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 64 | Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaPublic, 4 yearsKutztown, PA | $16,742 ($11,185 Residents) |
958 | Post-BS, Master's | 89 programs | 20 to 1 |
| 65 | Widener UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsChester, PA | $26,150 | 2,861 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 163 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 66 | Mercyhurst UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsErie, PA | $17,616 | 355 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 140 programs | 14 to 1 |
| 67 | Delaware Valley UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsDoylestown, PA | $8,936 | 401 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 53 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 68 | Gannon UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsErie, PA | $21,410 | 1,574 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 122 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 69 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusPublic, 4 yearsIndiana, PA | $18,225 ($12,636 Residents) |
1,778 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 189 programs | 21 to 1 |
| 70 | Geneva CollegePrivate, 4 yearsBeaver Falls, PA | $12,132 | 109 | Master's | 73 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 71 | Arcadia UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsGlenside, PA | $27,674 | 1,156 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 84 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 72 | Point Park UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $15,642 | 870 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 99 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 73 | Susquehanna UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsSelinsgrove, PA | $55,160 | 7 | Master's | 65 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 74 | East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaPublic, 4 yearsEast Stroudsburg, PA | $16,728 ($11,868 Residents) |
751 | Post-BS, Master's | 99 programs | 20 to 1 |
| 75 | King's CollegePrivate, 4 yearsWilkes-Barre, PA | $54,176 | 322 | Post-BS, Master's | 57 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 76 | Grove City CollegePrivate, 4 yearsGrove City, PA | $8,550 | 27 | Master's | 54 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 77 | Lincoln UniversityPublic, 4 yearsLincoln University, PA | $18,942 ($11,274 Residents) |
112 | Master's | 43 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 78 | Pennsylvania State University-World CampusPublic, 4 yearsUniversity Park, PA | $24,164 | 5,769 | Post-BS, Master's | 158 programs | 16 to 1 |
| 79 | La Roche UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $17,333 | 329 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 72 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 80 | Alvernia UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsReading, PA | $16,686 | 466 | Master's, Doctorate | 55 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 81 | La Salle UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $26,970 | 1,276 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 160 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 82 | Immaculata UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsImmaculata, PA | $12,780 | 865 | Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 82 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 83 | Albright CollegePrivate, 4 yearsReading, PA | $1,480 | 200 | Post-BS, Master's | 63 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 84 | Washington & Jefferson CollegePrivate, 4 yearsWashington, PA | $8,400 | 2 | Post-BS, Master's | 34 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 85 | Seton Hill UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsGreensburg, PA | $16,555 | 361 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 101 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 86 | Rosemont CollegePrivate, 4 yearsRosemont, PA | $12,990 | 308 | Post-BS, Master's | 54 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 87 | Chatham UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $20,021 | 888 | Post-BS, Master's | 85 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 88 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyPublic, 4 yearsMalvern, PA | $45,188 ($27,976 Residents) |
271 | Post-BS, Master's | 14 programs | - |
| 89 | Cabrini UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsRadnor, PA | $2,295 | 427 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 70 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 90 | Chestnut Hill CollegePrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $17,290 | 431 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 78 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 91 | Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyPrivate, 4 yearsHarrisburg, PA | $16,440 | 2,433 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 39 programs | 16 to 1 |
| 92 | Strayer University-PennsylvaniaPrivate, 4 yearsTrevose, PA | $15,135 | 152 | Post-BS, Master's | 33 programs | 41 to 1 |
| - | Pittsburgh Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $12,990 | 223 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 5 programs | - |
| - | Clarks Summit UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsClarks Summit, PA | $7,080 | 176 | Master's, Doctorate | 46 programs | 11 to 1 |
| - | Won Institute of Graduate StudiesPrivate, 4 yearsWarminster, PA | $22,293 | 92 | Post-BS, Master's | 6 programs | - |
| - | Keystone CollegePrivate, 4 yearsLa Plume, PA | $15,700 | 71 | Post-BS, Master's | 56 programs | 14 to 1 |
| - | Peirce CollegePrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $14,296 | 94 | Post-BS, Master's | 30 programs | 9 to 1 |
| - | Gratz CollegePrivate, 4 yearsMelrose Park, PA | $17,042 | 250 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 20 programs | 12 to 1 |
| - | Thiel CollegePrivate, 4 yearsGreenville, PA | $29,199 | 103 | Master's | 58 programs | 11 to 1 |
| - | Strayer University-Allentown CampusPrivate, 4 yearsAllentown, PA | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson LawPublic, 4 yearsCarlisle, PA | $52,526 | 211 | - | - | - |
| - | Relay Graduate School of Education - Philadelphia & CamdenPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Elizabethtown College School of Continuing and Professional StudiesPrivate, 4 yearsElizabethtown, PA | - | 73 | - | - | 7 to 1 |
| - | Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesPrivate, 4 yearsLancaster, PA | $16,470 | 135 | Master's, Post-MS | 33 programs | 13 to 1 |
| - | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $42,100 | 58 | Post-BS, Master's | 13 programs | 5 to 1 |
| - | Curtis Institute of MusicPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $2,525 | 48 | Post-BS, Master's | 10 programs | 2 to 1 |
| - | Strayer University-Center City CampusPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Moore College of Art and DesignPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $46,313 | 13 | Post-BS, Master's | 14 programs | 7 to 1 |
| - | International Institute for Restorative PracticesPrivate, 4 yearsBethlehem, PA | $18,670 | 161 | Post-BS, Master's | 4 programs | - |
| - | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicinePrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $27,952 | 3,036 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 20 programs | - |
| - | Pennsylvania College of TechnologyPublic, 4 yearsWilliamsport, PA | $25,680 ($17,940 Residents) |
7 | Master's | 118 programs | 14 to 1 |
| - | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonPublic, 4 yearsAbington, PA | $31,710 ($24,800 Residents) |
- | Post-BS | 27 programs | 15 to 1 |
| - | Central Penn CollegePrivate, 4 yearsSummerdale, PA | $19,074 | 25 | Post-BS, Master's | 32 programs | 9 to 1 |
| - | DeVry University-PennsylvaniaPrivate, 4 yearsFt. Washington, PA | $17,552 | 82 | Post-BS, Master's | 27 programs | 22 to 1 |
| - | Saint Vincent SeminaryPrivate, 4 yearsLatrobe, PA | $32,978 | 86 | Post-BS, Master's | 5 programs | - |
| - | Reconstructionist Rabbinical CollegePrivate, 4 yearsWyncote, PA | $28,236 | 48 | Master's | 2 programs | - |
| - | Missio Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $14,000 | 160 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 11 programs | 13 to 1 |
| - | Academy of Vocal ArtsPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | - | 24 | Post-BS | 1 programs | - |
| - | Trinity Episcopal School for MinistryPrivate, 4 yearsAmbridge, PA | $14,400 | 254 | Master's | 4 programs | - |
| - | Pennsylvania State University-College of MedicinePublic, 4 yearsHershey, PA | $39,792 ($24,000 Residents) |
943 | - | - | - |
| - | Strayer University-Delaware County CampusPrivate, 4 yearsSpringfield, PA | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Lancaster Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4 yearsLancaster, PA | $20,107 | 73 | Post-BS, Master's | 3 programs | - |
| - | Manor CollegePrivate, 4 yearsJenkintown, PA | $11,180 | - | Post-BS | 50 programs | 11 to 1 |
| - | Geisinger Commonwealth School of MedicinePrivate, 4 yearsScranton, PA | $35,760 | 708 | Master's | 2 programs | - |
| - | American College of Financial ServicesPrivate, 4 yearsKing of Prussia, PA | - | 573 | - | 8 programs | 60 to 1 |
| - | Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicinePrivate, 4 yearsErie, PA | $14,511 | 4,297 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 17 programs | 2 to 1 |
| - | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkPublic, 4 yearsYork, PA | $31,456 ($24,680 Residents) |
7 | Master's | 16 programs | 11 to 1 |
| - | Westminster Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4 yearsGlenside, PA | $20,750 | 986 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 7 programs | - |
| - | Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal ChurchPrivate, 4 yearsBlue Bell, PA | $13,350 | 28 | Post-BS, Master's | 3 programs | - |
| - | Salus UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsElkins Park, PA | $34,201 | 1,165 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 17 programs | - |
| - | University of Phoenix-PennsylvaniaPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $16,752 | 1 | - | - | 5 to 1 |
| - | United Lutheran SeminaryPrivate, 4 yearsGettysburg, PA | $24,000 | 263 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 5 programs | - |
| - | Reformed Presbyterian Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $13,464 | 89 | - | - | 8 to 1 |
| - | Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and MethodiusPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $13,600 | 35 | Master's | 2 programs | - |
| - | The University of the ArtsPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $51,130 | 143 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 38 programs | 7 to 1 |
| - | Yeshivath Beth MoshePrivate, 4 yearsScranton, PA | $10,200 | 2 | Doctorate | 3 programs | 7 to 1 |
| - | University of Valley ForgePrivate, 4 yearsPhoenixville, PA | $9,270 | 75 | Master's | 37 programs | 11 to 1 |
| - | Evangelical Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4 yearsMyerstown, PA | $11,423 | 180 | - | 10 programs | - |
| - | Strayer University-Lower Bucks County CampusPrivate, 4 yearsTrevose, PA | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Mount Aloysius CollegePrivate, 4 yearsCresson, PA | $16,686 | 32 | Master's | 46 programs | 11 to 1 |
| - | Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookPrivate, 4 yearsWynnewood, PA | $26,396 | 126 | Post-BS, Master's | 5 programs | 6 to 1 |
| Average | $20,459 Residents $22,414 Out-of-State |
145,619 | - | 41 programs | 12.48 to 1 |