History programs in Pennsylvania
85 colleges in Pennsylvania offer History, from certificate (1 to 2 years) to certificate (12 weeks to 1 year). The most graduates in 2023-24 came from University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.
Updated · Sources: IPEDS 2023-24, College Scorecard
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Colleges
Sorted by graduates in History. No college pays to be on this list or to rank higher.
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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)- Average net price
- $30,434
- Graduation rate
- 86%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $66,125
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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree Master's degree- Average net price
- $19,608
- Graduation rate
- 66%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $53,032
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Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)- Average net price
- $32,875
- Graduation rate
- 86%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $63,435
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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)- Average net price
- $28,198
- Graduation rate
- 75%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $63,727
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)- Average net price
- $28,699
- Graduation rate
- 97%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $111,371
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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree Master's degree- Average net price
- $23,726
- Graduation rate
- 56%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $56,351
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Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $31,490
- Graduation rate
- 83%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $71,517
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree Master's degree- Average net price
- $23,331
- Graduation rate
- 71%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $61,258
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Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $19,550
- Graduation rate
- 34%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $63,435
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Villanova University
Villanova, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate- Average net price
- $43,756
- Graduation rate
- 92%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $100,423
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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $21,331
- Graduation rate
- 54%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $53,775
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Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $15,699
- Graduation rate
- 54%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $52,416
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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree Master's degree- Average net price
- $37,730
- Graduation rate
- 77%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $74,742
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Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Certificate (1 to 2 years) Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $28,905
- Graduation rate
- 82%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $69,107
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Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $23,510
- Graduation rate
- 69%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $59,982
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University of Scranton
Scranton, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $32,568
- Graduation rate
- 80%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $74,652
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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)- Average net price
- $36,931
- Graduation rate
- 88%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $105,584
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree Master's degree- Average net price
- $20,787
- Graduation rate
- 58%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $55,246
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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree Master's degree- Average net price
- $18,134
- Graduation rate
- 43%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $56,148
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Indiana, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $16,804
- Graduation rate
- 56%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $51,019
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Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $37,607
- Graduation rate
- 80%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $70,204
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Moravian University
Bethlehem, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $30,670
- Graduation rate
- 72%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $61,860
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Grove City College
Grove City, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Graduation rate
- 83%
- Acceptance rate
- 72%
- Undergrads
- 2,216
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Haverford College
Haverford, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $25,314
- Graduation rate
- 90%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $79,966
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Pennsylvania Western University
California, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)- Average net price
- $18,256
- Graduation rate
- 52%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $47,295
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Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $36,425
- Graduation rate
- 84%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $76,124
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Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $30,536
- Graduation rate
- 73%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $73,721
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Albright College
Reading, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $20,024
- Graduation rate
- 51%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $58,700
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Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PA · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $6,389
- Graduation rate
- 32%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $47,324
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Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $19,444
- Graduation rate
- 60%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $47,452
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Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $29,689
- Graduation rate
- 79%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $86,881
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Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $28,819
- Graduation rate
- 82%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $61,723
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Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $23,003
- Graduation rate
- 66%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $62,105
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Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $31,759
- Graduation rate
- 82%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $75,217
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Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $26,979
- Graduation rate
- 65%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $62,621
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University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
Johnstown, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)- Average net price
- $18,202
- Graduation rate
- 56%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $66,125
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Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $25,002
- Graduation rate
- 70%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $67,918
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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $40,766
- Graduation rate
- 86%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $93,807
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Geneva College
Beaver Falls, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $25,890
- Graduation rate
- 61%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $50,004
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Arcadia University
Glenside, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $29,466
- Graduation rate
- 67%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $58,336
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King's College
Wilkes-Barre, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $23,093
- Graduation rate
- 60%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $59,498
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
Abington, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $18,071
- Graduation rate
- 20%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $63,435
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Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $22,204
- Graduation rate
- 67%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $51,748
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Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $23,149
- Graduation rate
- 92%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $80,257
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Westminster College
New Wilmington, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $19,859
- Graduation rate
- 65%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $53,861
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Erie, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $24,558
- Graduation rate
- 44%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $63,435
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Butler County Community College
Butler, PA · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $6,233
- Graduation rate
- 37%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $38,891
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Gannon University
Erie, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $22,553
- Graduation rate
- 66%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $58,845
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Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $23,988
- Graduation rate
- 74%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $56,918
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Lycoming College
Williamsport, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $19,140
- Graduation rate
- 60%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $56,210
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Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $26,502
- Graduation rate
- 75%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $54,064
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Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $27,743
- Graduation rate
- 63%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $63,454
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York College of Pennsylvania
York, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $18,556
- Graduation rate
- 64%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $61,012
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Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $27,970
- Graduation rate
- 49%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $52,015
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DeSales University
Center Valley, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $31,643
- Graduation rate
- 72%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $61,295
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Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $23,526
- Graduation rate
- 74%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $62,101
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Allegheny College
Meadville, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $22,940
- Graduation rate
- 73%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $62,069
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Eastern University
Saint Davids, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $26,662
- Graduation rate
- 54%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $51,655
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Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $26,598
- Graduation rate
- 76%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $62,399
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Holy Family University
Philadelphia, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $13,143
- Graduation rate
- 61%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $62,235
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Marywood University
Scranton, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $23,388
- Graduation rate
- 72%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $55,817
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Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $25,942
- Graduation rate
- 59%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $45,856
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Thiel College
Greenville, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $22,347
- Graduation rate
- 49%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $49,714
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University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
Greensburg, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $17,945
- Graduation rate
- 40%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $66,125
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Alvernia University
Reading, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $28,138
- Graduation rate
- 56%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $55,055
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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $38,509
- Graduation rate
- 78%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $84,648
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La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree Master's degree- Average net price
- $19,409
- Graduation rate
- 57%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $67,416
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Lafayette College
Easton, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $34,433
- Graduation rate
- 88%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $91,410
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Lincoln University
Lincoln University, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $14,977
- Graduation rate
- 44%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $43,167
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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)- Average net price
- $31,944
- Graduation rate
- 94%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $114,862
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Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $27,483
- Graduation rate
- 57%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $67,145
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Immaculata University
Immaculata, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $24,258
- Graduation rate
- 71%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $75,701
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
Altoona, PA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $22,213
- Graduation rate
- 17%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $63,435
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Rosemont College
Rosemont, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $20,150
- Graduation rate
- 57%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $48,555
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Widener University
Chester, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $25,759
- Graduation rate
- 68%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $70,920
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Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $18,659
- Graduation rate
- 60%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $59,460
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Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $29,954
- Graduation rate
- 63%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $52,410
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Community College of Beaver County
Monaca, PA · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $6,937
- Graduation rate
- 12%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $45,090
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La Roche University
Pittsburgh, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $20,794
- Graduation rate
- 57%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $52,341
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Luzerne County Community College
Nanticoke, PA · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $9,433
- Graduation rate
- 23%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $40,437
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Valley Forge Military College
Wayne, PA · 2-year · Private nonprofit
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $6,398
- Graduation rate
- 96%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $50,798
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Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $20,786
- Graduation rate
- 60%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $51,051
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Misericordia University
Dallas, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $37,485
- Graduation rate
- 72%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $64,313
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Waynesburg University
Waynesburg, PA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $18,235
- Graduation rate
- 66%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $58,537
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Westmoreland County Community College
Youngwood, PA · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $5,167
- Graduation rate
- 31%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $37,439
Program 54.0101, CIP 2020. Colleges and award levels from IPEDS 2023-24 completions; costs and outcomes from College Scorecard (June 2026).