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Highest-earning colleges in Pennsylvania

Colleges ranked by reported median earnings five years after completion. Price and modeled ROI do not affect the order.

104eligible collegesYear 5earnings period
LOWERMEDIAN EARNINGS · YEAR 5 AFTER COMPLETIONHIGHER
1
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit
$121,367Observed median earnings
2
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
$115,598Observed median earnings
3
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · Private nonprofit
$101,331Observed median earnings
4
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · Private nonprofit
$98,831Observed median earnings
5
Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · Private nonprofit
$90,297Observed median earnings
6
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
$89,242Observed median earnings
7
Saint Joseph's University - LancasterLancaster, PA · Private nonprofit
$87,323Observed median earnings
8
Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
$87,323Observed median earnings
9
Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA · Private nonprofit
$86,844Observed median earnings
10
Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA · Private nonprofit
$80,331Observed median earnings
11
Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA · Private nonprofit
$79,232Observed median earnings
12
Widener UniversityChester, PA · Private nonprofit
$79,120Observed median earnings
13
Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
$78,040Observed median earnings
14
University of ScrantonScranton, PA · Private nonprofit
$75,323Observed median earnings
15
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
$73,911Observed median earnings
16
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA · Private nonprofit
$73,588Observed median earnings
17
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton, PA · Public
$72,964Observed median earnings
18
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, PA · Public
$72,964Observed median earnings
19
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, PA · Public
$72,964Observed median earnings
20
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork, PA · Public
$72,964Observed median earnings
21
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, PA · Public
$72,964Observed median earnings
22
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, PA · Public
$72,964Observed median earnings
23
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, PA · Public
$72,964Observed median earnings
24
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, PA · Public
$72,964Observed median earnings
25
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, PA · Public
$72,964Observed median earnings
26
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, PA · Public
$72,964Observed median earnings
27
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, PA · Public
$72,964Observed median earnings
28
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, PA · Public
$72,964Observed median earnings
29
Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, PA · Public
$72,964Observed median earnings
30
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · Public
$72,964Observed median earnings
31
Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit
$71,684Observed median earnings
32
Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA · Private nonprofit
$71,404Observed median earnings
33
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA · Private nonprofit
$71,373Observed median earnings
34
La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
$71,334Observed median earnings
35
University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford, PA · Public
$69,754Observed median earnings
36
University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, PA · Public
$69,754Observed median earnings
37
University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, PA · Public
$69,754Observed median earnings
38
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA · Public
$69,754Observed median earnings
39
Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA · Private nonprofit
$69,576Observed median earnings
40
Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA · Private nonprofit
$68,877Observed median earnings
41
Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA · Private nonprofit
$68,279Observed median earnings
42
Strayer University-PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · Private for-profit
$67,616Observed median earnings
43
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA · Private nonprofit
$67,290Observed median earnings
44
Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA · Private nonprofit
$65,867Observed median earnings
45
Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA · Private nonprofit
$65,052Observed median earnings
46
Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA · Private nonprofit
$64,498Observed median earnings
47
DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA · Private nonprofit
$64,490Observed median earnings
48
Gannon UniversityErie, PA · Private nonprofit
$64,348Observed median earnings
49
Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA · Public
$63,882Observed median earnings
50
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA · Private nonprofit
$63,515Observed median earnings

The ranking includes currently operating colleges in Pennsylvania with reported bachelor’s-level programs, at least 500 students and available year-5 earnings. It does not adjust for program mix, geography, student background or cost.

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