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College ROI in Pennsylvania

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

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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
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Pennsylvania's everyday prices are 2.4% below the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices
97.6
Housing
85.1
Utilities
109.3
U.S. average = 100
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×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Pennsylvania median among debt-reporting colleges.

1Pennco Tech-BristolBristol · Private for-profit$7,917median federal debt84%college completion2New Castle School of TradesNew Castle · Private for-profit$9,567median federal debt76%college completion3Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancaster · Public$9,990median federal debt71%college completion4Lincoln Technical Institute-AllentownAllentown · Private for-profit$11,250median federal debt61%college completion5Laurel Technical InstituteUniontown · Private for-profit$12,000median federal debt69%college completion6Pittsburgh Institute of AeronauticsWest Mifflin · Private nonprofit$12,230median federal debt76%college completion7Institute of Medical CareersPittsburgh · Private for-profit$12,925median federal debt76%college completion8Haverford CollegeHaverford · Private nonprofit$13,621median federal debt90%college completion9Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania IncExton · Private for-profit$14,267median federal debt63%college completion10Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia · Private nonprofit$14,744median federal debt69%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.
ALL COLLEGES IN PA

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317 matching colleges · page 9 of 13

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI
Institute of Medical CareersPittsburgh · Private for-profit$30,495$21,392$12,925−155%Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia · Private nonprofit$23,933$42,454$22,309−160%Douglas Education CenterMonessen · Private for-profit$27,545$27,348$12,000−160%Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster · Private nonprofit$26,807$30,083$27,000−161%Laurel Technical InstituteHermitage · Private for-profit$32,390$6,778$10,706−161%The Salon Professional Academy-AltoonaAltoona · Private for-profit$29,303$15,796$6,333−165%Bella Capelli AcademyMonroeville · Private for-profit$27,890$20,459$8,028−165%Great Lakes Institute of TechnologyErie · Private for-profit$28,651$17,540$11,250−165%Laurel Technical InstituteUniontown · Private for-profit$30,833$7,825$12,000−167%Cortiva InstituteKing of Prussia · Private for-profit$24,074$30,400$8,677−169%Philadelphia Technician TrainingPhiladelphia · Private nonprofit$25,825$22,813$9,500−171%Jean Madeline Aveda InstitutePhiladelphia · Private for-profit$26,475$19,986$8,028−171%Metro Beauty AcademyAllentown · Private for-profit$23,769$20,756$8,028−181%Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic BodyworkLancaster · Private for-profit$26,477$11,971$3,167−181%Beauty Culture School LLCFeasterville · Private for-profit$23,664$19,995Not available−182%Jna Institute of Culinary ArtsPhiladelphia · Private for-profit$23,398$19,404$8,209−184%Champ's Barber School-LebanonLebanon · Private for-profit$21,259$24,262Not available−186%Empire Beauty School-LebanonLebanon · Private for-profit$22,198$19,710$10,667−188%Empire Beauty School-CheltenhamWyncote · Private for-profit$22,600$18,171$10,667−189%Empire Beauty School-ReadingReading · Private for-profit$22,600$18,160$10,667−189%Empire Beauty School-PottsvillePottsville · Private for-profit$22,786$17,576$10,231−189%Empire Beauty School-YorkYork · Private for-profit$22,600$18,021$10,667−189%Empire Beauty School-NE PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia · Private for-profit$22,505$18,100$13,583−189%ASPIRA City CollegePhiladelphia · Private nonprofit$24,051$13,671Not available−189%Empire Beauty School-Wyoming ValleyMoosic · Private for-profit$22,600$17,372$10,667−190%

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.