2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 72 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs offered the best value experiences for trade school students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Trade Schools in Pennsylvania
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Out of the 72 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 434 degrees to qualified students.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $8,450 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Pennsylvania. SRU is a medium-sized public school situated in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2,338 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SRU are $14,615 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SRU also is in the top 10% of our Best Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school situated in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4,930 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at WCUPA are $22,351 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, WCUPA also did well on our Best Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Out of the 72 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized public school handed out 953 degrees in 2021-2022.
LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,960 in tuition and fees each year.
Harrisburg Area Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the fairly large public school awarded 2,107 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at HACC are $10,148 a year.
Butler County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Butler, Pennsylvania, the small public school awarded 443 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at BC3 are $11,550 a year.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized public school handed out 2,728 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at IUP are $18,927 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IUP also is in the top 15% of our Best Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
Community College of Allegheny County landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. CCAC is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2,859 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at CCAC are $12,223 a year.
Bucks County Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Newtown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 941 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Bucks County Community College are $13,384 a year.
Montgomery County Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania list. Montco is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,696 degrees to qualified students.
Montco undergraduate students pay an average of $15,390 in tuition and fees each year.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #15 on the list. Millersville is a public institution located in Millersville, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,782 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Millersville are $22,232 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Millersville also did well on our Best Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Laurel Business Institute came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. LBI is a private for-profit institution located in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 194 degrees in 2021-2022.
LBI undergraduate students pay an average of $11,470 in tuition and fees each year.
Luzerne County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, the small public school awarded 537 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Luzerne County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,060 in tuition and fees each year.
Community College of Philadelphia came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 2,047 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Community College of Philadelphia are $12,744 per year.
Reading Area Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Pennsylvania list. Reading, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 482 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at RACC are $11,580 a year.
Northampton County Area Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #21 on the list. Northampton County Area Community College is a medium-sized public school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 1,408 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Northampton Community College are $14,820 a year.
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #21 on the list. Penn Commercial is a very small private for-profit school situated in Washington, Pennsylvania. It awarded 271 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Penn Commercial are $12,116 a year.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,383 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
East Stroudsburg University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,869 in tuition and fees each year.
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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. This small public school is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 311 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pennsylvania Highlands are $12,690 per year.
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Temple University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9,400 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Temple are $35,603 a year.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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