Colleges Whose Graduates Earn the Most in Pennsylvania
Ranked by median earnings 10 years after entry (100 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | Median earnings 10 years after entry | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit | $114,862 | $31,944 | $114,862 |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit | $111,371 | $28,699 | $111,371 |
| 3 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA · Private nonprofit | $105,584 | $36,931 | $105,584 |
| 4 | Villanova University Villanova, PA · Private nonprofit | $100,423 | $43,756 | $100,423 |
| 5 | Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA · Private nonprofit | $93,807 | $40,766 | $93,807 |
| 6 | Lafayette College Easton, PA · Private nonprofit | $91,410 | $34,433 | $91,410 |
| 7 | Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster Lancaster, PA · Private nonprofit | $86,881 | $42,478 | $86,881 |
| 8 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit | $86,881 | $29,689 | $86,881 |
| 9 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit | $84,648 | $38,509 | $84,648 |
| 10 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA · Private nonprofit | $80,257 | $23,149 | $80,257 |
| 11 | St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing Bethlehem, PA · Private nonprofit | $80,244 | — | $80,244 |
| 12 | Haverford College Haverford, PA · Private nonprofit | $79,966 | $25,314 | $79,966 |
| 13 | Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit | $77,449 | $28,928 | $77,449 |
| 14 | Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA · Private nonprofit | $76,124 | $36,425 | $76,124 |
| 15 | Immaculata University Immaculata, PA · Private nonprofit | $75,701 | $24,258 | $75,701 |
| 16 | Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA · Private nonprofit | $75,217 | $31,759 | $75,217 |
| 17 | Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit | $74,742 | $37,730 | $74,742 |
| 18 | University of Scranton Scranton, PA · Private nonprofit | $74,652 | $32,568 | $74,652 |
| 19 | Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences Reading, PA · Private nonprofit | $74,572 | $28,415 | $74,572 |
| 20 | Ursinus College Collegeville, PA · Private nonprofit | $73,721 | $30,536 | $73,721 |
| 21 | Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA · Private nonprofit | $71,517 | $31,490 | $71,517 |
| 22 | Widener University Chester, PA · Private nonprofit | $70,920 | $25,759 | $70,920 |
| 23 | UPMC Jameson School of Nursing New Castle, PA · Private nonprofit | $70,472 | $22,889 | $70,472 |
| 24 | Dickinson College Carlisle, PA · Private nonprofit | $70,204 | $37,607 | $70,204 |
| 25 | Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA · Private nonprofit | $69,107 | $28,905 | $69,107 |
| 26 | UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit | $68,801 | $29,374 | $68,801 |
| 27 | UPMC Mercy School of Nursing Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit | $68,337 | $33,159 | $68,337 |
| 28 | Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA · Private nonprofit | $67,918 | $25,002 | $67,918 |
| 29 | La Salle University Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit | $67,416 | $19,409 | $67,416 |
| 30 | Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA · Private nonprofit | $67,145 | $27,483 | $67,145 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics West Mifflin, PA · Private nonprofit | $66,642 | $32,618 | $66,642 |
| 32 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford, PA · Public | $66,125 | $15,350 | $66,125 |
| 33 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA · Public | $66,125 | $30,434 | $66,125 |
| 34 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA · Public | $66,125 | $17,945 | $66,125 |
| 35 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA · Public | $66,125 | $18,202 | $66,125 |
| 36 | Misericordia University Dallas, PA · Private nonprofit | $64,313 | $37,485 | $64,313 |
| 37 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA · Public | $63,727 | $28,198 | $63,727 |
| 38 | Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA · Private nonprofit | $63,454 | $27,743 | $63,454 |
| 39 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Abington, PA · Public | $63,435 | $18,071 | $63,435 |
| 40 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA · Public | $63,435 | $22,213 | $63,435 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango Sharon, PA · Public | $63,435 | $18,095 | $63,435 |
| 42 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public | $63,435 | $32,875 | $63,435 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA · Public | $63,435 | $19,550 | $63,435 |
| 44 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA · Public | $63,435 | $18,220 | $63,435 |
| 45 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Dallas, PA · Public | $63,435 | $16,448 | $63,435 |
| 46 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois DuBois, PA · Public | $63,435 | $17,428 | $63,435 |
| 47 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA · Public | $63,435 | $17,910 | $63,435 |
| 48 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA · Public | $63,435 | $24,558 | $63,435 |
| 49 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York York, PA · Public | $63,435 | $19,047 | $63,435 |
| 50 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA · Public | $63,435 | $17,597 | $63,435 |
| 51 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA · Public | $63,435 | $19,659 | $63,435 |
| 52 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace, PA · Public | $63,435 | $14,596 | $63,435 |
| 53 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PA · Public | $63,435 | $24,356 | $63,435 |
| 54 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport, PA · Public | $63,435 | $15,521 | $63,435 |
| 55 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Media, PA · Public | $63,435 | $22,585 | $63,435 |
| 56 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA · Public | $63,435 | $23,330 | $63,435 |
| 57 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA · Public | $63,435 | $17,418 | $63,435 |
| 58 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA · Public | $63,435 | $19,454 | $63,435 |
| 59 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington, PA · Public | $63,435 | $18,305 | $63,435 |
| 60 | Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA · Private nonprofit | $62,621 | $26,979 | $62,621 |
| 61 | Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA · Private nonprofit | $62,399 | $26,598 | $62,399 |
| 62 | Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit | $62,235 | $13,143 | $62,235 |
| 63 | Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA · Private nonprofit | $62,105 | $23,003 | $62,105 |
| 64 | Saint Francis University Loretto, PA · Private nonprofit | $62,101 | $23,526 | $62,101 |
| 65 | Allegheny College Meadville, PA · Private nonprofit | $62,069 | $22,940 | $62,069 |
| 66 | Moravian University Bethlehem, PA · Private nonprofit | $61,860 | $30,670 | $61,860 |
| 67 | Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA · Private nonprofit | $61,723 | $28,819 | $61,723 |
| 68 | DeSales University Center Valley, PA · Private nonprofit | $61,295 | $31,643 | $61,295 |
| 69 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA · Public | $61,258 | $23,331 | $61,258 |
| 70 | York College of Pennsylvania York, PA · Private nonprofit | $61,012 | $18,556 | $61,012 |
| 71 | Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA · Private nonprofit | $59,982 | $23,510 | $59,982 |
| 72 | King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA · Private nonprofit | $59,498 | $23,093 | $59,498 |
| 73 | Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA · Private nonprofit | $59,460 | $18,659 | $59,460 |
| 74 | Gannon University Erie, PA · Private nonprofit | $58,845 | $22,553 | $58,845 |
| 75 | Albright College Reading, PA · Private nonprofit | $58,700 | $20,024 | $58,700 |
| 76 | Waynesburg University Waynesburg, PA · Private nonprofit | $58,537 | $18,235 | $58,537 |
| 77 | PITC Institute Wyncote, PA · Private for-profit | $58,389 | $28,276 | $58,389 |
| 78 | Arcadia University Glenside, PA · Private nonprofit | $58,336 | $29,466 | $58,336 |
| 79 | Neumann University Aston, PA · Private nonprofit | $57,817 | $27,804 | $57,817 |
| 80 | Juniata College Huntingdon, PA · Private nonprofit | $56,918 | $23,988 | $56,918 |
| 81 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA · Public | $56,351 | $23,726 | $56,351 |
| 82 | Lycoming College Williamsport, PA · Private nonprofit | $56,210 | $19,140 | $56,210 |
| 83 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA · Public | $56,148 | $18,134 | $56,148 |
| 84 | Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA · Private nonprofit | $55,838 | $28,278 | $55,838 |
| 85 | Marywood University Scranton, PA · Private nonprofit | $55,817 | $23,388 | $55,817 |
| 86 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA · Public | $55,246 | $20,787 | $55,246 |
| 87 | Johnson College Scranton, PA · Private nonprofit | $55,194 | $19,954 | $55,194 |
| 88 | Alvernia University Reading, PA · Private nonprofit | $55,055 | $28,138 | $55,055 |
| 89 | Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster, PA · Public | $54,681 | $14,104 | $54,681 |
| 90 | York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education York, PA · Public | $54,322 | $13,490 | $54,322 |
| 91 | Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA · Private nonprofit | $54,064 | $26,502 | $54,064 |
| 92 | Westminster College New Wilmington, PA · Private nonprofit | $53,861 | $19,859 | $53,861 |
| 93 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA · Public | $53,775 | $21,331 | $53,775 |
| 94 | Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit | $53,524 | — | $53,524 |
| 95 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA · Public | $53,032 | $19,608 | $53,032 |
| 96 | Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA · Public | $52,567 | $25,110 | $52,567 |
| 97 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA · Public | $52,416 | $15,699 | $52,416 |
| 98 | Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit | $52,410 | $29,954 | $52,410 |
| 99 | Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, PA · Private nonprofit | $52,374 | $15,376 | $52,374 |
| 100 | La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit | $52,341 | $20,794 | $52,341 |