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College ROI in Pennsylvania

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103Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario

$62,248Median observed year-5 earnings

$23,526Median annual net price

−37%Median modeled 10-year ROI

TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

103 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh · Private nonprofit+148%2University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia · Private nonprofit+139%3Lehigh UniversityBethlehem · Private nonprofit+72%4Villanova UniversityVillanova · Private nonprofit+52%5Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia · Private nonprofit+42%6Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia · Private nonprofit+42%7Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia · Private nonprofit+32%8Bucknell UniversityLewisburg · Private nonprofit+32%9Lafayette CollegeEaston · Private nonprofit+32%10Immaculata UniversityImmaculata · Private nonprofit+24%

TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia · Private nonprofit5.9×2Peirce CollegePhiladelphia · Private nonprofit5.1×3University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford · Public4.5×4Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton · Public4.1×5Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore · Public4.1×6Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington · Public4.0×7University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia · Private nonprofit4.0×8Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley · Public4.0×9University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg · Public3.9×10University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown · Public3.8×

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CollegeEarningsNet price10-year ROINet payoff

Empire Beauty School-North HillsPittsburgh · Private for-profit$22,198$18,083−190%−$480,352 Empire Beauty School-HanoverHanover · Private for-profit$22,505$16,843−191%−$472,322 Empire Beauty School-Center City PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia · Private for-profit$22,198$17,520−191%−$478,100 Empire Beauty School-HarrisburgHarrisburg · Private for-profit$22,198$17,329−191%−$477,336 Champ's Barber SchoolLancaster · Private for-profit$21,259$19,837−192%−$496,758 Empire Beauty School-Shamokin DamShamokin Dam · Private for-profit$21,796$17,847−192%−$483,428 The Beauty Institute-AmblerAmbler · Private for-profit$21,759$17,878−192%−$483,922 Empire Beauty School-West MifflinWest Mifflin · Private for-profit$21,796$17,759−192%−$483,076 Altoona Beauty School IncAltoona · Private for-profit$18,983$25,356−192%−$541,594 Empire Beauty School-Lehigh ValleyWhitehall · Private for-profit$21,796$17,293−193%−$481,212 Empire Beauty School-SpringfieldSpringfield · Private for-profit$21,796$17,290−193%−$481,200 Empire Beauty School-LancasterLancaster · Private for-profit$21,796$17,135−193%−$480,580 Empire Beauty School-MonroevilleMonroeville · Private for-profit$21,796$16,162−195%−$476,688 Barber and Beauty Academy of PennsylvaniaHarrisburg · Private for-profit$22,932$11,710−197%−$447,520 The Beauty InstituteWhitehall · Private for-profit$19,649$15,916−204%−$497,174 Commonwealth Technical InstituteJohnstown · Private nonprofit$20,984$11,714−206%−$467,016 Lansdale School of Cosmetology IncLansdale · Private for-profit$18,978$15,962−207%−$504,068 The Beauty InstituteStroudsburg · Private for-profit$17,285$19,730−207%−$536,070 Venus Beauty AcademyAston · Private for-profit$17,779$16,491−211%−$518,174 Butler Beauty AcademyButler · Private for-profit$18,762$10,406−218%−$484,004 Butler Beauty Academy-New Castle Beauty AcademyNew Castle · Private for-profit$18,762$8,962−222%−$478,228 Barber School of PittsburghPittsburgh · Private for-profit$14,121$17,488−224%−$558,742 Butler Beauty Academy-Kittanning Beauty AcademyKittanning · Private for-profit$18,762$7,417−225%−$472,048 Academy of Vocal ArtsPhiladelphia · Private nonprofitNot availableNot availableWithheldWithheld American Barber and Beauty AcademyReading · Private for-profitNot availableNot availableWithheldWithheld

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Pennsylvania, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.