2023 Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania
A trade school student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
The Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Pennsylvania to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
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Our 2023 rankings named Alvernia University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Alvernia is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. It awarded 444 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend Alvernia, expect to pay an average of $40,750 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $27,263 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
In 2020-2021 about 33% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Immaculata University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Pennsylvania. Immaculata University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania that handed out 311 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $27,750 to cover tuition and fees at Immaculata. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,940 in student loans. Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Peirce College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Pennsylvania. Peirce is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 167 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend Peirce, expect to pay an average of $15,060 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Peirce accumulate an average of $32,443 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Peirce is an excellent choice, since the school is online.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Central Penn College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Pennsylvania. Located in Summerdale, Pennsylvania, the very small private for-profit school awarded 175 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $19,404 to cover tuition and fees at Central Penn. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $32,481 in student loans. Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #6, Carlow University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Carlow is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 291 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $33,500 to cover tuition and fees at Carlow. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,868 in student loans. Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.
Thomas Jefferson University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree trade school programs. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 1,113 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $44,200 to cover tuition and fees at Thomas Jefferson University. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,261 in student loans. Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 68% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Pennsylvania College of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the small public school handed out 557 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $17,940 in tuition and fees if they attend Penn College full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $25,680. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $29,038 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 36% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 47% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Misericordia University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Dallas, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 453 students in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $36,842 to cover tuition and fees at Misericordia University. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $26,437 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 51% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Elizabethtown College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Etown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 417 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Etown does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $35,700. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,050 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 26% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 153 students in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $30,821 to cover tuition and fees at PA College. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from PA College accumulate an average of $21,201 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 60% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 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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