2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 61 schools in Pennsylvania to see which master's degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
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Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the best school in Pennsylvania for students working on their master’s degree. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4,339 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
Online graduate courses are available at Carnegie Mellon, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2022-2023 year, about 26% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6,099 master’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UPenn. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 19% took at least some of their classes online.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree. Villanova, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 1,232 students in .
Villanova 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 47% took at least some of their classes online.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elizabethtown College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Etown is located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 126 master’s degrees to qualified students.
One thing to take note of is that Etown does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2022-2023 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lehigh University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree. Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 507 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Lehigh. During the 2022-2023 year, about 32% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Thomas Jefferson University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 888 master’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at Thomas Jefferson University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2022-2023 year, about 53% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Saint Vincent College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Latrobe, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 32 students in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Saint Vincent. In 2022-2023 about 9% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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University of Scranton came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 465 master’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at University of Scranton, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2022-2023 year, about 41% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Westminster College Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Westminster New Wilmington is located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 23 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Westminster New Wilmington. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
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Saint Joseph’s University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. St. Joe’s is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1,079 master’s degrees in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at St. Joe’s. During the 2022-2023 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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King’s College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 146 master’s degree awards in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at King’s College PA. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 62% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Wilkes University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Wilkes is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 737 master’s degrees in .
Wilkes does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
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York College of Pennsylvania ranked #13 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in York, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 82 master’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at YCP. In 2022-2023 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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DeSales University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. DeSales is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. It awarded 289 master’s degrees in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at DeSales. In 2022-2023 about 60% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Duquesne University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Duquesne University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 641 master’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Duquesne. In fact, around 42% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Arcadia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 265 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
Arcadia 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 44% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. This large public school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2,015 master’s degrees in .
Pitt 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. In 2022-2023 about 24% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Gannon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 583 students in .
Online graduate courses are available at Gannon, 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, 49% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Saint Francis University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Loretto, Pennsylvania. It awarded 224 master’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Saint Francis. 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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Wilson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 123 master’s degree awards in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Wilson. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Robert Morris University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 288 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students 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. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Marywood University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 454 master’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Marywood. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
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With a ranking of #24, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,041 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WCUPA. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 56% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Chatham University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 230 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
Chatham does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 32% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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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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