2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,103 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education, making the major the 416th most popular in the United States.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 59 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 59 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in adult and continuing education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult and continuing education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the adult and continuing education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree adult and continuing ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Pennsylvania is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.

UPenn also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

Indiana, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$18,207 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2019-2020.

IUP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IUP are $18,207.

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#3

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$17,748 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Point Park University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k. Point Park University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Point Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Point Park University are $17,748, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania

$24,810 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Widener University landed the #4 spot on the list. Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Widener not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Widener University are $24,810, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Widener

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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