2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Adult & Continuing Education is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,103 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in adult and continuing education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent adult and continuing education programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. University of Pennsylvania is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 37 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at University of Pennsylvania

#2

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

Indiana, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$18,207 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Indiana, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUP, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus are $18,207, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full IUP Adult & Continuing Education Report

#3

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$17,748 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Park University landed the #3 spot on the list. Point Park is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Point Park, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Point Park University are $17,748, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Point Park

#4

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania

$24,810 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Widener University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. Widener is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Widener also took the #0 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Widener are $24,810, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Widener University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (With Aid)

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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