# Best Psychology Colleges in Pennsylvania

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> Updated: 2026-05-31 | Schools: 50 | Category: By State
> Source: https://www.collegeranker.com/rankings/best-psychology-pennsylvania

## Methodology

Psychology programs in Pennsylvania ranked by outcomes and program concentration

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 | [University of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/university-of-pennsylvania) | Philadelphia, PA | 97% | $111,371 | $28,699 | $15,715 | 0.14x |
| 2 | [Haverford College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/haverford-college) | Haverford, PA | 90% | $79,966 | $25,314 | $13,621 | 0.17x |
| 3 | [Swarthmore College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/swarthmore-college) | Swarthmore, PA | 93% | $80,257 | $23,149 | $17,500 | 0.22x |
| 4 | [Lafayette College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/lafayette-college) | Easton, PA | 88% | $91,410 | $34,433 | $16,000 | 0.18x |
| 5 | [Muhlenberg College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/muhlenberg-college) | Allentown, PA | 81% | $69,107 | $28,905 | $25,455 | 0.37x |
| 6 | [Bryn Mawr College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/bryn-mawr-college) | Bryn Mawr, PA | 84% | $75,217 | $31,759 | $25,000 | 0.33x |
| 7 | [Bucknell University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/bucknell-university) | Lewisburg, PA | 86% | $93,807 | $40,766 | $27,000 | 0.29x |
| 8 | [Villanova University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/villanova-university) | Villanova, PA | 92% | $100,423 | $43,756 | $25,874 | 0.26x |
| 9 | [Lehigh University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/lehigh-university) | Bethlehem, PA | 89% | $105,584 | $36,931 | $21,960 | 0.21x |
| 10 | [Gettysburg College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/gettysburg-college) | Gettysburg, PA | 83% | $71,517 | $31,490 | $26,999 | 0.38x |
| 11 | [Lycoming College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/lycoming-college) | Williamsport, PA | 60% | $56,210 | $19,140 | $27,000 | 0.48x |
| 12 | [Washington & Jefferson College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/washington-jefferson-college) | Washington, PA | 70% | $67,918 | $25,002 | $27,000 | 0.4x |
| 13 | [West Chester University of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/west-chester-university-of-pennsylvania) | West Chester, PA | 70% | $61,258 | $23,331 | $23,500 | 0.38x |
| 14 | [Ursinus College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/ursinus-college) | Collegeville, PA | 75% | $73,721 | $30,536 | $27,000 | 0.37x |
| 15 | [Allegheny College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/allegheny-college) | Meadville, PA | 70% | $62,069 | $22,940 | $27,000 | 0.43x |
| 16 | [Dickinson College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/dickinson-college) | Carlisle, PA | 82% | $70,204 | $37,607 | $19,000 | 0.27x |
| 17 | [Immaculata University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/immaculata-university) | Immaculata, PA | 68% | $75,701 | $24,258 | $27,000 | 0.36x |
| 18 | [East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/east-stroudsburg-university-of-pennsylvania) | East Stroudsburg, PA | 44% | $56,148 | $18,134 | $24,218 | 0.43x |
| 19 | [Holy Family University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/holy-family-university) | Philadelphia, PA | 61% | $62,235 | $13,143 | $25,125 | 0.4x |
| 20 | [Albright College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/albright-college) | Reading, PA | 47% | $58,700 | $20,024 | $27,000 | 0.46x |
| 21 | [Chatham University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/chatham-university) | Pittsburgh, PA | 65% | $52,410 | $29,954 | $23,250 | 0.44x |
| 22 | [Carlow University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/carlow-university) | Pittsburgh, PA | 58% | $51,051 | $20,786 | $25,500 | 0.5x |
| 23 | [La Salle University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/la-salle-university) | Philadelphia, PA | 58% | $67,416 | $19,409 | $25,000 | 0.37x |
| 24 | [Moravian University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/moravian-university) | Bethlehem, PA | 71% | $61,860 | $30,670 | $26,793 | 0.43x |
| 25 | [Kutztown University of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/kutztown-university-of-pennsylvania) | Kutztown, PA | 54% | $53,775 | $21,331 | $26,000 | 0.48x |
| 26 | [Millersville University of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/millersville-university-of-pennsylvania) | Millersville, PA | 56% | $55,246 | $20,787 | $23,507 | 0.43x |
| 27 | [Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/shippensburg-university-of-pennsylvania) | Shippensburg, PA | 54% | $56,351 | $23,726 | $25,000 | 0.44x |
| 28 | [Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/pennsylvania-state-university-penn-state-greater-allegheny) | McKeesport, PA | 23% | $63,435 | $15,521 | $25,000 | 0.39x |
| 29 | [La Roche University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/la-roche-university) | Pittsburgh, PA | 57% | $52,341 | $20,794 | $25,000 | 0.48x |
| 30 | [Widener University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/widener-university) | Chester, PA | 66% | $70,920 | $25,759 | $27,000 | 0.38x |
| 31 | [Reading Area Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/reading-area-community-college) | Reading, PA | 30% | $39,082 | $9,228 | $8,750 | 0.22x |
| 32 | [Bucks County Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/bucks-county-community-college) | Newtown, PA | 30% | $47,324 | $6,389 | $12,000 | 0.25x |
| 33 | [Juniata College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/juniata-college) | Huntingdon, PA | 71% | $56,918 | $23,988 | $27,000 | 0.47x |
| 34 | [Susquehanna University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/susquehanna-university) | Selinsgrove, PA | 78% | $61,723 | $28,819 | $27,000 | 0.44x |
| 35 | [Arcadia University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/arcadia-university) | Glenside, PA | 65% | $58,336 | $29,466 | $27,000 | 0.46x |
| 36 | [Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/indiana-university-of-pennsylvania-main-campus) | Indiana, PA | 54% | $51,019 | $16,804 | $26,798 | 0.53x |
| 37 | [Lebanon Valley College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/lebanon-valley-college) | Annville, PA | 69% | $62,621 | $26,979 | $27,000 | 0.43x |
| 38 | [Messiah University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/messiah-university) | Mechanicsburg, PA | 77% | $54,064 | $26,502 | $25,621 | 0.47x |
| 39 | [Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/pennsylvania-state-university-penn-state-lehigh-valley) | Center Valley, PA | 18% | $63,435 | $18,220 | $25,000 | 0.39x |
| 40 | [Robert Morris University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/robert-morris-university) | Moon Township, PA | 66% | $62,105 | $23,003 | $26,950 | 0.43x |
| 41 | [Waynesburg University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/waynesburg-university) | Waynesburg, PA | 63% | $58,537 | $18,235 | $27,000 | 0.46x |
| 42 | [Elizabethtown College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/elizabethtown-college) | Elizabethtown, PA | 77% | $62,399 | $26,598 | $27,000 | 0.43x |
| 43 | [Gwynedd Mercy University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/gwynedd-mercy-university) | Gwynedd Valley, PA | 58% | $67,145 | $27,483 | $25,000 | 0.37x |
| 44 | [Wilkes University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/wilkes-university) | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 62% | $63,454 | $27,743 | $26,000 | 0.41x |
| 45 | [King's College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/kings-college) | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 60% | $59,498 | $23,093 | $27,000 | 0.45x |
| 46 | [DeSales University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/desales-university) | Center Valley, PA | 72% | $61,295 | $31,643 | $25,788 | 0.42x |
| 47 | [Temple University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/temple-university) | Philadelphia, PA | 75% | $63,727 | $28,198 | $24,395 | 0.38x |
| 48 | [Cheyney University of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/cheyney-university-of-pennsylvania) | Cheyney, PA | 24% | $37,837 | $14,265 | $21,785 | 0.58x |
| 49 | [Manor College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/manor-college) | Jenkintown, PA | 25% | $46,825 | $13,078 | $19,000 | 0.41x |
| 50 | [Gannon University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/gannon-university) | Erie, PA | 68% | $58,845 | $22,553 | $27,000 | 0.46x |

## 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 Psychology Colleges in Pennsylvania." CollegeRanker.com, 2026-05-31. https://www.collegeranker.com/rankings/best-psychology-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/.