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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 $76,163/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in PA

1,138

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$76,163/yr

Avg DW Score

77/100

#1 Program

Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration

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	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania · East Stroudsburg, PA	86 83–86	$80,020/yr	High	18.0x
2	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Millersville University of Pennsylvania · Millersville, PA	86 83–86	$82,137/yr	High	16.9x
3	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · Slippery Rock, PA	86 83–86	$79,156/yr	High	18.7x
4	Computer Science University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	85 78–87	$77,599/yr	Very High	16.9x
5	Computer and Information Sciences, General East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania · East Stroudsburg, PA	84 78–85	$63,715/yr	Very High	19.8x
6	Computer and Information Sciences, General University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA	84 79–85	$146,204/yr	Very High	10.3x
7	Computer Engineering University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	83 76–84	$78,075/yr	Very High	16.7x
8	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA	82 80–81	$68,936/yr	High	15.5x
9	Finance and Financial Management Services University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA	82 80–84	$122,698/yr	Very High	8.2x
10	Computer and Information Sciences, General Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · Slippery Rock, PA	82 75–82	$59,430/yr	Very High	18.7x
11	Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Temple University · Philadelphia, PA	82 78–83	$74,778/yr	Very High	10.7x
12	Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA	81 76–83	$171,264/yr	Very High	8.9x
13	Computer and Information Sciences, General Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA	81 74–81	$54,561/yr	Very High	18.1x
14	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration University of Pittsburgh-Bradford · Bradford, PA	81 78–80	$72,251/yr	High	12.3x
15	Finance and Financial Management Services University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	81 79–82	$61,062/yr	Very High	14.6x
16	Computer Science University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	81 74–83	$77,599/yr	Very High	11.2x
17	Computer and Information Sciences, General Temple University · Philadelphia, PA	81 75–82	$73,393/yr	Very High	10.9x
18	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Temple University · Philadelphia, PA	81 77–81	$82,319/yr	High	9.5x
19	Computer and Information Sciences, General Strayer University-Pennsylvania · Trevose, PA	81 75–82	$67,315/yr	Very High	14.0x
20	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Immaculata University · Immaculata, PA	80 76–80	$87,624/yr	High	7.6x
21	Computer Engineering Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · Shippensburg, PA	80 73–82	$80,574/yr	Very High	14.6x
22	Building/Construction Finishing Pennsylvania College of Technology · Williamsport, PA	80 82–80	$64,231/yr	Low	11.4x
23	Computer and Information Sciences, General Millersville University of Pennsylvania · Millersville, PA	79 72–80	$55,402/yr	Very High	15.5x
24	Computer and Information Sciences, General Peirce College · Philadelphia, PA	79 73–80	$66,352/yr	Very High	12.8x
25	Computer Science University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA	79 73–80	$124,678/yr	Very High	5.5x
26	Accounting and Related Services University of Pittsburgh-Bradford · Bradford, PA	79 75–80	$57,966/yr	Very High	13.7x
27	Accounting and Related Services University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg · Greensburg, PA	79 75–80	$57,966/yr	Very High	13.6x
28	Accounting and Related Services University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	79 75–80	$57,966/yr	Very High	13.6x
29	Computer and Information Sciences, General Swarthmore College · Swarthmore, PA	79 73–80	$103,686/yr	Very High	5.1x
30	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Pennsylvania College of Technology · Williamsport, PA	79 76–79	$78,080/yr	High	10.1x
31	Information Science/Studies Strayer University-Pennsylvania · Trevose, PA	79 73–80	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
32	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Holy Family University · Philadelphia, PA	78 74–78	$83,363/yr	High	6.0x
33	Computer Engineering University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	78 72–80	$78,075/yr	Very High	11.0x
34	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration University of Scranton · Scranton, PA	78 75–78	$82,895/yr	High	4.5x
35	Finance and Financial Management Services Villanova University · Villanova, PA	78 75–79	$82,008/yr	Very High	4.2x
36	Business Administration Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA	77 73–77	$95,891/yr	High	5.2x
37	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Gwynedd Mercy University · Gwynedd Valley, PA	77 74–77	$82,372/yr	High	5.4x
38	Computer and Information Sciences, General Kutztown University of Pennsylvania · Kutztown, PA	77 72–78	$48,056/yr	Very High	17.8x
39	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration La Salle University · Philadelphia, PA	77 74–77	$84,400/yr	High	5.6x
40	Computer and Information Sciences, General Lehigh University · Bethlehem, PA	77 70–78	$83,356/yr	Very High	3.8x
41	Computer Science Lehigh University · Bethlehem, PA	77 70–78	$88,587/yr	Very High	4.2x
42	Finance and Financial Management Services Lehigh University · Bethlehem, PA	77 74–78	$76,720/yr	Very High	4.4x
43	Information Science/Studies University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	77 70–78	$59,951/yr	Very High	14.2x
44	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Thomas Jefferson University · Philadelphia, PA	77 73–77	$85,656/yr	High	4.4x
45	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration York College of Pennsylvania · York, PA	77 73–76	$77,469/yr	High	7.2x
46	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences · Lancaster, PA	77 74–77	$79,477/yr	High	6.0x
47	Computer Science Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA	76 69–77	$86,930/yr	Very High	3.8x
48	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Eastern University · Saint Davids, PA	76 73–76	$83,733/yr	High	4.9x
49	Accounting and Related Services Lehigh University · Bethlehem, PA	76 72–78	$77,026/yr	Very High	3.8x
50	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Mount Aloysius College · Cresson, PA	76 74–76	$72,659/yr	High	7.2x
51	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Neumann University · Aston, PA	76 73–76	$82,238/yr	High	5.0x
52	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA	76 73–76	$80,943/yr	High	3.3x
53	Health and Medical Administrative Services University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg · Greensburg, PA	76 70–76	$55,762/yr	High	13.0x
54	Health and Medical Administrative Services University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	76 70–76	$55,762/yr	High	13.0x
55	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	76 73–76	$72,251/yr	High	8.0x
56	Business Administration University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	76 71–77	$62,675/yr	High	10.9x
57	Finance and Financial Management Services University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	76 74–78	$61,062/yr	Very High	9.6x
58	Accounting and Related Services Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · Shippensburg, PA	76 72–77	$58,049/yr	Very High	12.4x
59	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Alvernia University · Reading, PA	75 72–75	$77,394/yr	High	4.2x
60	Computer Engineering Bucknell University · Lewisburg, PA	75 68–76	$90,171/yr	Very High	4.4x
61	Accounting and Related Services Bucknell University · Lewisburg, PA	75 72–78	$75,776/yr	Very High	3.7x
62	Economics University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA	75 71–76	$89,097/yr	Very High	4.8x
63	Computer and Information Sciences, General Villanova University · Villanova, PA	75 68–76	$83,455/yr	Very High	3.1x
64	Accounting and Related Services Villanova University · Villanova, PA	75 71–77	$77,966/yr	Very High	3.4x
65	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Widener University · Chester, PA	75 72–75	$83,528/yr	High	3.5x
66	Economics Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA	74 70–75	$86,284/yr	Very High	4.2x
67	Computer Engineering Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA	74 67–75	$89,418/yr	Very High	3.9x
68	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA	74 70–74	$85,441/yr	High	2.9x
69	Finance and Financial Management Services Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA	74 72–76	$47,912/yr	Very High	14.8x
70	Business Administration University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA	74 70–74	$91,443/yr	High	3.4x
71	Accounting and Related Services University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	74 71–76	$57,966/yr	Very High	9.0x
72	Information Science/Studies Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · Slippery Rock, PA	74 68–75	$49,369/yr	Very High	18.0x
73	Information Science/Studies Albright College · Reading, PA	73 66–74	$80,329/yr	Very High	6.5x
74	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration DeSales University · Center Valley, PA	73 70–73	$79,460/yr	High	3.6x
75	Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA	73 69–74	$74,357/yr	Very High	3.0x
76	Accounting and Related Services Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA	73 70–74	$49,454/yr	Very High	13.6x
77	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Moravian University · Bethlehem, PA	73 70–73	$82,585/yr	High	3.3x
78	Finance and Financial Management Services Muhlenberg College · Allentown, PA	73 70–74	$61,304/yr	Very High	3.7x
79	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Robert Morris University · Moon Township, PA	73 71–72	$67,518/yr	High	4.9x
80	Accounting and Related Services Saint Joseph's University · Philadelphia, PA	73 70–75	$69,807/yr	Very High	3.9x
81	Finance and Financial Management Services Saint Joseph's University · Philadelphia, PA	73 71–74	$66,072/yr	Very High	4.0x
82	Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Saint Joseph's University · Philadelphia, PA	73 70–74	$65,627/yr	Very High	3.8x
83	Accounting and Related Services University of Scranton · Scranton, PA	73 70–75	$70,453/yr	Very High	3.8x
84	Economics Swarthmore College · Swarthmore, PA	73 69–74	$76,944/yr	Very High	4.4x
85	Accounting and Related Services Temple University · Philadelphia, PA	73 70–75	$63,202/yr	Very High	7.9x
86	Finance and Financial Management Services Temple University · Philadelphia, PA	73 71–75	$58,807/yr	Very High	8.3x
87	Computer Engineering Villanova University · Villanova, PA	73 67–74	$94,228/yr	Very High	3.5x
88	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Villanova University · Villanova, PA	73 69–73	$86,241/yr	High	2.6x
89	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Waynesburg University · Waynesburg, PA	73 71–73	$71,208/yr	High	5.5x
90	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Cedar Crest College · Allentown, PA	72 69–72	$80,844/yr	High	3.5x
91	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Chatham University · Pittsburgh, PA	72 69–71	$70,404/yr	High	3.7x
92	Finance and Financial Management Services La Salle University · Philadelphia, PA	72 69–73	$56,485/yr	Very High	5.4x
93	Computer Engineering Lehigh University · Bethlehem, PA	72 66–74	$82,209/yr	Very High	3.6x
94	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Marywood University · Scranton, PA	72 70–72	$73,240/yr	High	4.0x
95	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Misericordia University · Dallas, PA	72 69–72	$78,428/yr	High	4.0x
96	Electrical University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	72 68–73	$76,853/yr	Very High	15.5x
97	Information Science/Studies University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	72 66–73	$59,951/yr	Very High	9.3x
98	Computer and Information Sciences, General Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · Shippensburg, PA	72 65–73	$74,598/yr	Very High	12.8x
99	Finance and Financial Management Services Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · Shippensburg, PA	72 70–73	$47,651/yr	Very High	12.1x
100	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Wilkes University · Wilkes-Barre, PA	72 69–72	$77,226/yr	High	3.7x

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, Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ranks #1 in Pennsylvania with a score of 86/100 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.