Graduate Programs at Pennsylvania Best Colleges
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| Number of Schools | 328 schools |
|---|---|
| By Types | 91 public, 237 private |
| By Levels | 312 undergraduate schools 111 graduate schools |
| By Categories (where graduate program offered) | 18 National Universities 12 Liberal Arts Colleges 9 Law Schools 7 Medical Schools |
| Tuition & fees | |
| Undergraduate | $14,263 Pennsylvania residents $24,239 out-of-state |
| Graduate | $20,885 Pennsylvania residents $22,475 out-of-state |
| Student Population | 678,249 |
| Undergraduate | 529,484 |
| Graduate | 148,765 |
| Students to Faculty Ratio | 12.72 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 | 16,746 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 395 programs | 6 to 1 |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $48,557 | 8,125 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 335 programs | 5 to 1 |
| 4 | Lehigh UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBethlehem, PA | $27,200 | 1,812 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 207 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 7 | Villanova UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsVillanova, PA | $21,307 | 3,838 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 162 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 8 | Bucknell UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsLewisburg, PA | $26,960 | 33 | Master's | 81 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPublic, 4 yearsUniversity Park, PA | $42,151 ($25,015 Residents) |
15,438 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 625 programs | 15 to 1 |
| 10 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPublic, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $43,504 ($26,142 Residents) |
9,345 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 429 programs | 14 to 1 |
| 11 | Bryn Mawr CollegePrivate, 4 yearsBryn Mawr, PA | $50,730 | 355 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 56 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 12 | Drexel UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $37,074 | 8,803 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 400 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 13 | Saint Joseph's UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $18,504 | 2,268 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 115 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 15 | Elizabethtown CollegePrivate, 4 yearsElizabethtown, PA | $35,020 | 242 | Post-BS, Master's | 101 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegePublic, 4 yearsErie, PA | $32,344 ($24,800 Residents) |
160 | - | - | 13 to 1 |
| 17 | Duquesne UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $25,578 | 3,215 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 200 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgPublic, 4 yearsMiddletown, PA | $32,344 ($24,800 Residents) |
742 | - | - | 15 to 1 |
| 20 | University of ScrantonPrivate, 4 yearsScranton, PA | $11,630 | 1,205 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 129 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 23 | Lebanon Valley CollegePrivate, 4 yearsAnnville, PA | $33,135 | 350 | Post-BS, Master's | 67 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 24 | Lancaster Bible CollegePrivate, 4 yearsLancaster, PA | $11,985 | 422 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 50 programs | 15 to 1 |
| 25 | Messiah UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsMechanicsburg, PA | $13,230 | 781 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 132 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 27 | Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaPublic, 4 yearsSlippery Rock, PA | $18,216 ($12,659 Residents) |
1,504 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 122 programs | 19 to 1 |
| 28 | West Chester University of PennsylvaniaPublic, 4 yearsWest Chester, PA | $17,312 ($12,451 Residents) |
3,143 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 154 programs | 20 to 1 |
| 29 | Marywood UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsScranton, PA | $11,520 | 857 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 124 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 30 | Thomas Jefferson UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $23,103 | 4,516 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 131 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 31 | Cairn University-LanghornePrivate, 4 yearsLanghorne, PA | $10,278 | 272 | Post-BS, Master's | 58 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 32 | Eastern UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsSaint Davids, PA | $14,346 | 2,703 | Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 81 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 33 | Cedar Crest CollegePrivate, 4 yearsAllentown, PA | $14,811 | 387 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 80 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 34 | Saint Francis UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsLoretto, PA | $21,940 | 482 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 95 programs | 14 to 1 |
| 36 | Carlow UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $21,450 | 738 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 70 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 38 | Robert Morris UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsMoon Township, PA | - | 759 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 98 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 39 | DeSales UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsCenter Valley, PA | $21,120 | 792 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 83 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 40 | Gwynedd Mercy UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsGwynedd Valley, PA | $15,642 | 729 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 44 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 41 | Millersville University of PennsylvaniaPublic, 4 yearsMillersville, PA | $16,799 ($11,939 Residents) |
954 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 89 programs | 19 to 1 |
| 42 | Saint Vincent CollegePrivate, 4 yearsLatrobe, PA | $15,194 | 162 | Master's | 65 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 44 | Wilson CollegePrivate, 4 yearsChambersburg, PA | $9,270 | 426 | Master's | 47 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 45 | Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaPublic, 4 yearsEdinboro, PA | $17,835 ($12,246 Residents) |
1,104 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 97 programs | 16 to 1 |
| 46 | Waynesburg UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWaynesburg, PA | $16,440 | 288 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 45 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 47 | Misericordia UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsDallas, PA | $38,328 | 466 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 49 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 48 | California University of PennsylvaniaPublic, 4 yearsCalifornia, PA | $18,508 ($12,919 Residents) |
2,046 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 150 programs | 19 to 1 |
| 49 | Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchPrivate, 4 yearsBryn Athyn, PA | $21,126 | 15 | Post-BS, Master's | 20 programs | 6 to 1 |
| 50 | Clarion University of PennsylvaniaPublic, 4 yearsClarion, PA | $13,862 ($12,179 Residents) |
766 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 107 programs | 17 to 1 |
| 51 | Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaPublic, 4 yearsShippensburg, PA | $17,190 ($12,330 Residents) |
767 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 100 programs | 18 to 1 |
| 52 | York College of PennsylvaniaPrivate, 4 yearsYork, PA | $11,574 | 325 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 109 programs | 14 to 1 |
| 53 | Westminster CollegePrivate, 4 yearsNew Wilmington, PA | $13,320 | 62 | Master's | 50 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 54 | Lock Haven UniversityPublic, 4 yearsLock Haven, PA | $17,379 ($12,519 Residents) |
454 | Post-BS, Master's | 56 programs | 15 to 1 |
| 55 | Wilkes UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWilkes-Barre, PA | $26,064 | 3,044 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 68 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 56 | Bloomsburg University of PennsylvaniaPublic, 4 yearsBloomsburg, PA | $16,731 ($11,871 Residents) |
676 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 86 programs | 19 to 1 |
| 57 | Moravian UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBethlehem, PA | $18,594 | 632 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 66 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 58 | Juniata CollegePrivate, 4 yearsHuntingdon, PA | $14,250 | 34 | Post-BS, Master's | 115 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 60 | Neumann UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsAston, PA | $10,470 | 474 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 61 programs | 15 to 1 |
| 61 | Temple UniversityPublic, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $27,596 ($21,455 Residents) |
9,659 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 500 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 62 | Mansfield University of PennsylvaniaPublic, 4 yearsMansfield, PA | $15,984 ($11,124 Residents) |
13 | Post-BS, Master's | 53 programs | 18 to 1 |
| 63 | Holy Family UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $12,141 | 840 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 74 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 64 | Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaPublic, 4 yearsKutztown, PA | $16,742 ($11,185 Residents) |
978 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 94 programs | 19 to 1 |
| 65 | Widener UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsChester, PA | $26,150 | 3,109 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 170 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 66 | Mercyhurst UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsErie, PA | $17,616 | 400 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 135 programs | 14 to 1 |
| 67 | Delaware Valley UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsDoylestown, PA | $8,936 | 419 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 46 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 68 | Gannon UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsErie, PA | $21,410 | 1,431 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 115 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 69 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusPublic, 4 yearsIndiana, PA | $18,225 ($12,636 Residents) |
1,965 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 188 programs | 22 to 1 |
| 70 | Geneva CollegePrivate, 4 yearsBeaver Falls, PA | $12,132 | 135 | Master's | 81 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 71 | Arcadia UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsGlenside, PA | $27,674 | 1,232 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 86 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 72 | Point Park UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $15,642 | 930 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 103 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 73 | Susquehanna UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsSelinsgrove, PA | $55,160 | 5 | Master's | 65 programs | 15 to 1 |
| 74 | East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaPublic, 4 yearsEast Stroudsburg, PA | $16,728 ($11,868 Residents) |
809 | Post-BS, Master's | 99 programs | 18 to 1 |
| 75 | King's CollegePrivate, 4 yearsWilkes-Barre, PA | $54,176 | 299 | Post-BS, Master's | 56 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 77 | Lincoln UniversityPublic, 4 yearsLincoln University, PA | $18,942 ($11,274 Residents) |
149 | Master's | 49 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 78 | Pennsylvania State University-World CampusPublic, 4 yearsUniversity Park, PA | $24,164 | 6,112 | - | - | 17 to 1 |
| 79 | La Roche UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $17,333 | 301 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 71 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 80 | Alvernia UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsReading, PA | $16,686 | 504 | Master's, Doctorate | 58 programs | 13 to 1 |
| 81 | La Salle UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $26,970 | 1,297 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 158 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 82 | Immaculata UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsImmaculata, PA | $12,780 | 902 | Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 81 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 83 | Albright CollegePrivate, 4 yearsReading, PA | $1,480 | 90 | Post-BS, Master's | 60 programs | 11 to 1 |
| 84 | Washington & Jefferson CollegePrivate, 4 yearsWashington, PA | $8,400 | 1 | Post-BS, Master's | 43 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 85 | Seton Hill UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsGreensburg, PA | $16,555 | 359 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 99 programs | 14 to 1 |
| 86 | Rosemont CollegePrivate, 4 yearsRosemont, PA | $12,990 | 210 | Post-BS, Master's | 53 programs | 12 to 1 |
| 87 | Chatham UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $20,021 | 983 | Post-BS, Master's | 88 programs | 10 to 1 |
| 88 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyPublic, 4 yearsMalvern, PA | $41,616 ($25,814 Residents) |
401 | - | - | - |
| 89 | Cabrini UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsRadnor, PA | $2,295 | 417 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 82 programs | 14 to 1 |
| 90 | Chestnut Hill CollegePrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $17,290 | 433 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 83 programs | 9 to 1 |
| 91 | Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyPrivate, 4 yearsHarrisburg, PA | $16,440 | 2,569 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 34 programs | 17 to 1 |
| 92 | Strayer University-PennsylvaniaPrivate, 4 yearsTrevose, PA | $15,135 | 173 | Post-BS, Master's | 29 programs | 27 to 1 |
| - | Reconstructionist Rabbinical CollegePrivate, 4 yearsWyncote, PA | $28,236 | 53 | Master's | 2 programs | - |
| - | Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicinePrivate, 4 yearsErie, PA | $14,511 | 4,372 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 17 programs | 2 to 1 |
| - | Strayer University-Center City CampusPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Mount Aloysius CollegePrivate, 4 yearsCresson, PA | $16,686 | 28 | Master's | 48 programs | 11 to 1 |
| - | Keystone CollegePrivate, 4 yearsLa Plume, PA | $15,700 | 73 | Post-BS, Master's | 54 programs | 13 to 1 |
| - | Academy of Vocal ArtsPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | - | 24 | Post-BS | 1 programs | - |
| - | Gratz CollegePrivate, 4 yearsMelrose Park, PA | $17,042 | 274 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 17 programs | 12 to 1 |
| - | Saint Vincent SeminaryPrivate, 4 yearsLatrobe, PA | $32,978 | 66 | Post-BS, Master's | 5 programs | - |
| - | Geisinger Commonwealth School of MedicinePrivate, 4 yearsScranton, PA | $35,760 | 689 | Master's | 2 programs | - |
| - | Reformed Presbyterian Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $13,464 | 89 | - | - | 8 to 1 |
| - | Won Institute of Graduate StudiesPrivate, 4 yearsWarminster, PA | $22,293 | 97 | Post-BS, Master's | 6 programs | - |
| - | Strayer University-Delaware County CampusPrivate, 4 yearsSpringfield, PA | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Missio Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $14,000 | 200 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 12 programs | 13 to 1 |
| - | Curtis Institute of MusicPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $2,525 | 42 | Post-BS, Master's | 10 programs | 2 to 1 |
| - | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicinePrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $27,952 | 3,062 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS | 20 programs | - |
| - | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkPublic, 4 yearsYork, PA | $31,456 ($24,680 Residents) |
13 | - | - | 14 to 1 |
| - | Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesPrivate, 4 yearsLancaster, PA | $16,470 | 146 | Master's, Post-MS | 36 programs | 13 to 1 |
| - | Strayer University-Lower Bucks County CampusPrivate, 4 yearsTrevose, PA | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Salus UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsElkins Park, PA | $34,201 | 1,186 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 19 programs | - |
| - | Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal ChurchPrivate, 4 yearsBlue Bell, PA | $13,350 | 20 | Post-BS, Master's | 3 programs | - |
| - | University of the SciencesPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $30,168 | 1,033 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 58 programs | 12 to 1 |
| - | Elizabethtown College School of Continuing and Professional StudiesPrivate, 4 yearsElizabethtown, PA | - | 73 | - | - | 7 to 1 |
| - | Peirce CollegePrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $14,296 | 87 | Post-BS, Master's | 29 programs | 11 to 1 |
| - | United Lutheran SeminaryPrivate, 4 yearsGettysburg, PA | $24,000 | 291 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 5 programs | - |
| - | Relay Graduate School of Education - Philadelphia & CamdenPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson LawPublic, 4 yearsCarlisle, PA | $52,526 | 211 | - | - | - |
| - | Yeshivath Beth MoshePrivate, 4 yearsScranton, PA | $10,200 | 2 | Doctorate | 3 programs | 8 to 1 |
| - | DeVry University-PennsylvaniaPrivate, 4 yearsFt. Washington, PA | $17,552 | 82 | Post-BS, Master's | 27 programs | 22 to 1 |
| - | Central Penn CollegePrivate, 4 yearsSummerdale, PA | $19,074 | 19 | Post-BS, Master's | 25 programs | 9 to 1 |
| - | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $42,100 | 57 | Post-BS, Master's | 13 programs | 4 to 1 |
| - | Manor CollegePrivate, 4 yearsJenkintown, PA | $11,180 | 1 | Post-BS | 50 programs | 13 to 1 |
| - | Evangelical Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4 yearsMyerstown, PA | $11,423 | 180 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 10 programs | - |
| - | Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and MethodiusPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $13,600 | 39 | Master's | 2 programs | - |
| - | Trinity Episcopal School for MinistryPrivate, 4 yearsAmbridge, PA | $14,400 | 200 | Master's | 4 programs | - |
| - | Pittsburgh Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4 yearsPittsburgh, PA | $12,990 | 240 | Post-BS, Master's, Post-MS, Doctorate | 5 programs | - |
| - | American College of Financial ServicesPrivate, 4 yearsKing of Prussia, PA | - | 573 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 8 programs | 60 to 1 |
| - | Moore College of Art and DesignPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $46,313 | 25 | Post-BS, Master's | 14 programs | 8 to 1 |
| - | University of Phoenix-PennsylvaniaPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $16,752 | 1 | - | - | 5 to 1 |
| - | University of Valley ForgePrivate, 4 yearsPhoenixville, PA | $9,270 | 75 | Master's | 33 programs | 12 to 1 |
| - | Pennsylvania State University-College of MedicinePublic, 4 yearsHershey, PA | $39,792 ($24,000 Residents) |
943 | - | - | - |
| - | Pennsylvania College of TechnologyPublic, 4 yearsWilliamsport, PA | $25,680 ($17,940 Residents) |
5 | Master's | 113 programs | 14 to 1 |
| - | Strayer University-Allentown CampusPrivate, 4 yearsAllentown, PA | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Clarks Summit UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsClarks Summit, PA | $7,080 | 229 | Master's, Doctorate | 44 programs | 11 to 1 |
| - | Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookPrivate, 4 yearsWynnewood, PA | $26,396 | 127 | Post-BS, Master's | 5 programs | 6 to 1 |
| - | The University of the ArtsPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | $51,130 | 160 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 37 programs | 8 to 1 |
| - | Westminster Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4 yearsGlenside, PA | $20,750 | 904 | Post-BS, Master's, Doctorate | 7 programs | - |
| - | International Institute for Restorative PracticesPrivate, 4 yearsBethlehem, PA | $18,670 | 184 | Post-BS, Master's | 4 programs | - |
| - | Lancaster Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4 yearsLancaster, PA | $20,107 | 86 | Post-BS, Master's | 3 programs | - |
| Average | $20,885 Residents $22,475 Out-of-State |
148,766 | - | 41 programs | 12.72 to 1 |