2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in Pennsylvania

Adult & Continuing Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #164 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for adult and continuing education students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 59 master's degrees in adult and continuing education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Adult & Continuing Education School for Your Master's Degree

The adult and continuing ed master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in Pennsylvania ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality adult and continuing education program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Adult & Continuing Education Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for adult and continuing education.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Adult & Continuing Education in Pennsylvania

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for adult and continuing education students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Adult and Continuing Ed Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

37 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in adult and continuing education has to look into University of Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in adult and continuing education in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 37 adult and continuing education students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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2

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
Indiana, PA

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in adult and continuing education. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in adult and continuing education in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 12 adult and continuing education individuals who graduated with this degree at IUP in the most recent data year.

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3

Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Point Park University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in adult and continuing education. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in adult and continuing education in Pennsylvania.

There were about 9 adult and continuing education individuals who graduated with this degree at Point Park in the most recent data year.

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4

Widener University
Chester, PA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Widener University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in adult and continuing education. Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Chester. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in adult and continuing education in Pennsylvania.

There were about 1 adult and continuing education individuals who graduated with this degree at Widener in the most recent data year.

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5

Lincoln University
Lincoln University, PA

Lincoln is a small public university located in the large suburb of Lincoln University. More information about a master’s in adult and continuing education from Lincoln University

Best Adult & Continuing Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Adult & Continuing Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	49
Maryland	342	0
New Jersey	323	25

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Rankings in Majors Related to Adult and Continuing Ed

One of 11 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Adult & Continuing Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Secondary Education	260
Early Childhood Education	114
Elementary Education	108
Teacher Development & Methodology	80
Teacher Education	77
Online Educator/Online Teaching	21
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	18
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	14
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods	8
Montessori Teacher Education	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.