# Best Online Nursing Programs in Pennsylvania

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

## Methodology

Online Nursing 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 | [Johnson College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/johnson-college) | Scranton, PA | 51% | $55,194 | $19,954 | $12,000 | 0.22x |
| 2 | [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 |
| 3 | [Eastern University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/eastern-university) | Saint Davids, PA | 55% | $51,655 | $26,662 | $25,000 | 0.48x |
| 4 | [Wilkes University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/wilkes-university) | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 62% | $63,454 | $27,743 | $26,000 | 0.41x |
| 5 | [Wilson College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/wilson-college) | Chambersburg, PA | 50% | $43,326 | $21,741 | $26,328 | 0.61x |
| 6 | [Harrisburg Area Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/harrisburg-area-community-college) | Harrisburg, PA | 21% | $42,007 | $14,471 | $17,500 | 0.42x |
| 7 | [Community College of Philadelphia](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/community-college-of-philadelphia) | Philadelphia, PA | 22% | $40,852 | $11,911 | $10,750 | 0.26x |
| 8 | [Bucks County Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/bucks-county-community-college) | Newtown, PA | 30% | $47,324 | $6,389 | $12,000 | 0.25x |
| 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 | [Lancaster Bible College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/lancaster-bible-college) | Lancaster, PA | 69% | $44,096 | $25,480 | $20,500 | 0.46x |
| 12 | [Lehigh Carbon Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/lehigh-carbon-community-college) | Schnecksville, PA | 29% | $42,436 | $9,203 | $11,000 | 0.26x |
| 13 | [Gwynedd Mercy University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/gwynedd-mercy-university) | Gwynedd Valley, PA | 58% | $67,145 | $27,483 | $25,000 | 0.37x |
| 14 | [Westmoreland County Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/westmoreland-county-community-college) | Youngwood, PA | 28% | $37,439 | $5,167 | $11,000 | 0.29x |
| 15 | [Pennsylvania Western University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/pennsylvania-western-university) | California, PA | 51% | $47,295 | $18,256 | $23,725 | 0.5x |
| 16 | [Delaware County Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/delaware-county-community-college) | Media, PA | 22% | $45,391 | $6,576 | $13,250 | 0.29x |
| 17 | [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 |
| 18 | [Immaculata University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/immaculata-university) | Immaculata, PA | 68% | $75,701 | $24,258 | $27,000 | 0.36x |
| 19 | [Reading Area Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/reading-area-community-college) | Reading, PA | 30% | $39,082 | $9,228 | $8,750 | 0.22x |
| 20 | [Harcum College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/harcum-college) | Bryn Mawr, PA | 41% | $46,827 | $24,776 | $18,440 | 0.39x |
| 21 | [Butler County Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/butler-county-community-college) | Butler, PA | 34% | $38,891 | $6,233 | $10,020 | 0.26x |
| 22 | [Carlow University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/carlow-university) | Pittsburgh, PA | 58% | $51,051 | $20,786 | $25,500 | 0.5x |
| 23 | [DeSales University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/desales-university) | Center Valley, PA | 72% | $61,295 | $31,643 | $25,788 | 0.42x |
| 24 | [Holy Family University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/holy-family-university) | Philadelphia, PA | 61% | $62,235 | $13,143 | $25,125 | 0.4x |
| 25 | [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 |
| 26 | [Marywood University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/marywood-university) | Scranton, PA | 72% | $55,817 | $23,388 | $26,186 | 0.47x |
| 27 | [Luzerne County Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/luzerne-county-community-college) | Nanticoke, PA | 22% | $40,437 | $9,433 | $11,000 | 0.27x |
| 28 | [Widener University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/widener-university) | Chester, PA | 66% | $70,920 | $25,759 | $27,000 | 0.38x |
| 29 | [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 |
| 30 | [Drexel University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/drexel-university) | Philadelphia, PA | 78% | $84,648 | $38,509 | $25,325 | 0.3x |
| 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 | [Lackawanna College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/lackawanna-college) | Scranton, PA | 37% | $41,000 | $19,951 | $18,075 | 0.44x |
| 33 | [Cedar Crest College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/cedar-crest-college) | Allentown, PA | 59% | $59,460 | $18,659 | $27,000 | 0.45x |
| 34 | [Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/saint-josephs-university-lancaster) | Lancaster, PA | 68% | $86,881 | $42,478 | $25,500 | 0.29x |
| 35 | [Arcadia University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/arcadia-university) | Glenside, PA | 65% | $58,336 | $29,466 | $27,000 | 0.46x |
| 36 | [Elizabethtown College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/elizabethtown-college) | Elizabethtown, PA | 77% | $62,399 | $26,598 | $27,000 | 0.43x |
| 37 | [Thomas Jefferson University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/thomas-jefferson-university) | Philadelphia, PA | 68% | $77,449 | $28,928 | $14,744 | 0.19x |
| 38 | [University of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/university-of-pennsylvania) | Philadelphia, PA | 97% | $111,371 | $28,699 | $15,715 | 0.14x |
| 39 | [Waynesburg University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/waynesburg-university) | Waynesburg, PA | 63% | $58,537 | $18,235 | $27,000 | 0.46x |
| 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 | [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 |
| 42 | [Community College of Beaver County](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/community-college-of-beaver-county) | Monaca, PA | 17% | $45,090 | $6,937 | $14,923 | 0.33x |
| 43 | [King's College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/kings-college) | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 60% | $59,498 | $23,093 | $27,000 | 0.45x |
| 44 | [Messiah University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/messiah-university) | Mechanicsburg, PA | 77% | $54,064 | $26,502 | $25,621 | 0.47x |
| 45 | [Neumann University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/neumann-university) | Aston, PA | 50% | $57,817 | $27,804 | $27,000 | 0.47x |
| 46 | [Moravian University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/moravian-university) | Bethlehem, PA | 71% | $61,860 | $30,670 | $26,793 | 0.43x |
| 47 | [Duquesne University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/duquesne-university) | Pittsburgh, PA | 77% | $74,742 | $37,730 | $26,244 | 0.35x |
| 48 | [Alvernia University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/alvernia-university) | Reading, PA | 57% | $55,055 | $28,138 | $27,000 | 0.49x |
| 49 | [University of Scranton](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/university-of-scranton) | Scranton, PA | 80% | $74,652 | $32,568 | $27,000 | 0.36x |
| 50 | [Robert Morris University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/robert-morris-university) | Moon Township, PA | 66% | $62,105 | $23,003 | $26,950 | 0.43x |

## 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 Nursing Programs in Pennsylvania." CollegeRanker.com, 2026-06-07. https://www.collegeranker.com/rankings/best-online-nursing-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/.