# Best Online Business Programs in Pennsylvania

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> Updated: 2026-06-07 | Schools: 50 | Category: Online
> Source: https://www.collegeranker.com/rankings/best-online-business-pennsylvania

## Methodology

Online Business programs in Pennsylvania ranked by outcomes

CollegeRanker uses a 4-pillar algorithm: Academic Quality (15-20%), Economic Outcomes (30%), Social Mobility (25-35%), Value & Affordability (20-25%). Social mobility data from Raj Chetty's Opportunity Insights Mobility Report Card (30M+ anonymized tax records). No subjective surveys.

## Rankings

| Rank | School | Location | Graduation | Earnings (10yr) | Net Price | Median Debt | Debt/Earnings |
|------|--------|----------|------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------|---------------|
| 1 | [Pennsylvania State University-World Campus](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/pennsylvania-state-university-world-campus) | University Park, PA | 34% | $63,435 | $19,550 | $25,000 | 0.39x |
| 2 | [Eastern University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/eastern-university) | Saint Davids, PA | 55% | $51,655 | $26,662 | $25,000 | 0.48x |
| 3 | [Wilkes University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/wilkes-university) | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 62% | $63,454 | $27,743 | $26,000 | 0.41x |
| 4 | [Wilson College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/wilson-college) | Chambersburg, PA | 50% | $43,326 | $21,741 | $26,328 | 0.61x |
| 5 | [Harrisburg Area Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/harrisburg-area-community-college) | Harrisburg, PA | 21% | $42,007 | $14,471 | $17,500 | 0.42x |
| 6 | [Community College of Philadelphia](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/community-college-of-philadelphia) | Philadelphia, PA | 22% | $40,852 | $11,911 | $10,750 | 0.26x |
| 7 | [Bucks County Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/bucks-county-community-college) | Newtown, PA | 30% | $47,324 | $6,389 | $12,000 | 0.25x |
| 8 | [Lancaster Bible College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/lancaster-bible-college) | Lancaster, PA | 69% | $44,096 | $25,480 | $20,500 | 0.46x |
| 9 | [La Salle University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/la-salle-university) | Philadelphia, PA | 58% | $67,416 | $19,409 | $25,000 | 0.37x |
| 10 | [Montgomery County Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/montgomery-county-community-college) | Blue Bell, PA | 26% | $46,108 | $11,124 | $12,349 | 0.27x |
| 11 | [Point Park University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/point-park-university) | Pittsburgh, PA | 59% | $45,856 | $25,942 | $27,000 | 0.59x |
| 12 | [Rosemont College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/rosemont-college) | Rosemont, PA | 49% | $48,555 | $20,150 | $27,000 | 0.56x |
| 13 | [Lehigh Carbon Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/lehigh-carbon-community-college) | Schnecksville, PA | 29% | $42,436 | $9,203 | $11,000 | 0.26x |
| 14 | [Gwynedd Mercy University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/gwynedd-mercy-university) | Gwynedd Valley, PA | 58% | $67,145 | $27,483 | $25,000 | 0.37x |
| 15 | [Pennsylvania Western University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/pennsylvania-western-university) | California, PA | 51% | $47,295 | $18,256 | $23,725 | 0.5x |
| 16 | [Westmoreland County Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/westmoreland-county-community-college) | Youngwood, PA | 28% | $37,439 | $5,167 | $11,000 | 0.29x |
| 17 | [Gettysburg College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/gettysburg-college) | Gettysburg, PA | 83% | $71,517 | $31,490 | $26,999 | 0.38x |
| 18 | [Reading Area Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/reading-area-community-college) | Reading, PA | 30% | $39,082 | $9,228 | $8,750 | 0.22x |
| 19 | [Northampton County Area Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/northampton-county-area-community-college) | Bethlehem, PA | 22% | $41,566 | $12,119 | $15,495 | 0.37x |
| 20 | [Delaware County Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/delaware-county-community-college) | Media, PA | 22% | $45,391 | $6,576 | $13,250 | 0.29x |
| 21 | [Immaculata University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/immaculata-university) | Immaculata, PA | 68% | $75,701 | $24,258 | $27,000 | 0.36x |
| 22 | [University of Valley Forge](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/university-of-valley-forge) | Phoenixville, PA | 52% | $39,016 | $32,265 | $27,000 | 0.69x |
| 23 | [Harcum College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/harcum-college) | Bryn Mawr, PA | 41% | $46,827 | $24,776 | $18,440 | 0.39x |
| 24 | [Butler County Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/butler-county-community-college) | Butler, PA | 34% | $38,891 | $6,233 | $10,020 | 0.26x |
| 25 | [DeSales University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/desales-university) | Center Valley, PA | 72% | $61,295 | $31,643 | $25,788 | 0.42x |
| 26 | [Albright College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/albright-college) | Reading, PA | 47% | $58,700 | $20,024 | $27,000 | 0.46x |
| 27 | [Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/saint-josephs-university-philadelphia) | Philadelphia, PA | 79% | $86,881 | $29,689 | $25,500 | 0.29x |
| 28 | [Community College of Allegheny County](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/community-college-of-allegheny-county) | Pittsburgh, PA | 24% | $39,449 | $13,970 | $12,680 | 0.32x |
| 29 | [Elizabethtown College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/elizabethtown-college) | Elizabethtown, PA | 77% | $62,399 | $26,598 | $27,000 | 0.43x |
| 30 | [Carlow University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/carlow-university) | Pittsburgh, PA | 58% | $51,051 | $20,786 | $25,500 | 0.5x |
| 31 | [Pennsylvania Highlands Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/pennsylvania-highlands-community-college) | Johnstown, PA | 39% | $38,752 | $6,200 | $11,000 | 0.28x |
| 32 | [Marywood University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/marywood-university) | Scranton, PA | 72% | $55,817 | $23,388 | $26,186 | 0.47x |
| 33 | [Holy Family University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/holy-family-university) | Philadelphia, PA | 61% | $62,235 | $13,143 | $25,125 | 0.4x |
| 34 | [Arcadia University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/arcadia-university) | Glenside, PA | 65% | $58,336 | $29,466 | $27,000 | 0.46x |
| 35 | [Luzerne County Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/luzerne-county-community-college) | Nanticoke, PA | 22% | $40,437 | $9,433 | $11,000 | 0.27x |
| 36 | [Widener University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/widener-university) | Chester, PA | 66% | $70,920 | $25,759 | $27,000 | 0.38x |
| 37 | [Drexel University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/drexel-university) | Philadelphia, PA | 78% | $84,648 | $38,509 | $25,325 | 0.3x |
| 38 | [Lackawanna College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/lackawanna-college) | Scranton, PA | 37% | $41,000 | $19,951 | $18,075 | 0.44x |
| 39 | [University of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/university-of-pennsylvania) | Philadelphia, PA | 97% | $111,371 | $28,699 | $15,715 | 0.14x |
| 40 | [Millersville University of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/millersville-university-of-pennsylvania) | Millersville, PA | 56% | $55,246 | $20,787 | $23,507 | 0.43x |
| 41 | [King's College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/kings-college) | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 60% | $59,498 | $23,093 | $27,000 | 0.45x |
| 42 | [Robert Morris University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/robert-morris-university) | Moon Township, PA | 66% | $62,105 | $23,003 | $26,950 | 0.43x |
| 43 | [Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/slippery-rock-university-of-pennsylvania) | Slippery Rock, PA | 66% | $53,032 | $19,608 | $25,000 | 0.47x |
| 44 | [Waynesburg University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/waynesburg-university) | Waynesburg, PA | 63% | $58,537 | $18,235 | $27,000 | 0.46x |
| 45 | [Cedar Crest College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/cedar-crest-college) | Allentown, PA | 59% | $59,460 | $18,659 | $27,000 | 0.45x |
| 46 | [Messiah University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/messiah-university) | Mechanicsburg, PA | 77% | $54,064 | $26,502 | $25,621 | 0.47x |
| 47 | [Villanova University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/villanova-university) | Villanova, PA | 92% | $100,423 | $43,756 | $25,874 | 0.26x |
| 48 | [University of Scranton](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/university-of-scranton) | Scranton, PA | 80% | $74,652 | $32,568 | $27,000 | 0.36x |
| 49 | [Thomas Jefferson University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/thomas-jefferson-university) | Philadelphia, PA | 68% | $77,449 | $28,928 | $14,744 | 0.19x |
| 50 | [Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/shippensburg-university-of-pennsylvania) | Shippensburg, PA | 54% | $56,351 | $23,726 | $25,000 | 0.44x |

## Data Sources

- U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (https://collegescorecard.ed.gov)
- Opportunity Insights Mobility Report Card (https://opportunityinsights.org/data)
- Opportunity Insights Social Capital Atlas
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings
- NCES IPEDS

## Citation

CollegeRanker. "Best Online Business Programs in Pennsylvania." CollegeRanker.com, 2026-06-07. https://www.collegeranker.com/rankings/best-online-business-pennsylvania

## License

This data summary is provided for informational purposes. Underlying data from federal sources (College Scorecard, IPEDS) is public domain. Opportunity Insights data is available under their data use agreement at https://opportunityinsights.org/data/.