2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
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The Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
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Our analysis found Lebanon Valley College to be the best school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Annville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 61 graduate certificates in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at LVC. In 2022-2023 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Pennsylvania. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 177 graduate certificates in .
UPenn does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 19% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elizabethtown College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 37 graduate certificate awards in .
Online graduate courses are available at Etown, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2022-2023 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Villanova is a private not-for-profit institution located in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 337 graduate certificates in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Villanova. In fact, around 47% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Out of the 40 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s University landed the # 5 spot on the list. St. Joe’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 225 graduate certificates in .
Online graduate courses are available at St. Joe’s, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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University of Scranton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 graduate certificates in .
One thing to take note of is that University of Scranton does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 41% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Carnegie Mellon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 82 graduate certificates in .
Carnegie Mellon does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 26% took at least some of their classes online.
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With a ranking of #8, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 99 graduate certificates in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Thomas Jefferson University. During the 2022-2023 year, about 53% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Lehigh University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 58 graduate certificates in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Lehigh. In 2022-2023 about 32% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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DeSales University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. DeSales is a private not-for-profit institution located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 graduate certificates in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at DeSales. In fact, around 60% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Cedar Crest College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs. Allentown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 47 students in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Cedar Crest. In fact, around 70% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Drexel University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 269 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Drexel. In 2022-2023 about 54% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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With a ranking of #13, Gannon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Gannon is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 69 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Gannon. In 2022-2023 about 49% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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York College of Pennsylvania landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs. YCP is located in York, Pennsylvania and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 15 graduate certificates to qualified students.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since YCP does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the large public school handed out 538 graduate certificate awards in .
One thing to take note of is that Pitt does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2022-2023 about 24% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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With a ranking of #17, Robert Morris University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate. RMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 146 graduate certificates in .
RMU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2022-2023 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs. Located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized public school handed out 52 graduate certificate awards in .
One thing to take note of is that SRU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #19 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, the fairly large public school handed out 155 graduate certificate awards in .
One thing to take note of is that WCUPA does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 56% took at least some of their classes online.
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Duquesne University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Duquesne University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 36 graduate certificates in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Duquesne. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 42% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Messiah University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 40 graduate certificate awards in .
Online graduate courses are available at Messiah, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.
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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Shippensburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 7 students in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Ship. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 46% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Point Park University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #25 on the list. Point Park University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 93 graduate certificates in .
Point Park does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2022-2023 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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