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2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
167 Degrees Awarded
$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is the 181st most popular major in the country with 4,359 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 232 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 167 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in higher education/higher education administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great higher education/higher education administration programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the higher education/higher education administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 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 higher education/higher education administration students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration (Income $30-$48k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k list. UPenn is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 36 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 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.

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#2

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k. WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.

WCUPA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WCUPA are $16,758, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #3 spot on the list. Temple University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 30 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 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 Temple University are $24,236.

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#4

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Messiah University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k list. Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.

Messiah also took the #6 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Messiah are $12,780.

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#5

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marywood University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2019-2020.

Marywood also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marywood University are $11,438, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Marywood University Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Report

#6

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

Carlow University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carlow, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carlow University are $20,164.

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#7

Geneva College

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Geneva College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k list. Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Geneva also took the #8 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Geneva are $12,114, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Drexel University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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