Best colleges for education in Pennsylvania
Colleges that offer a bachelor’s in education, ranked by Compass Score.
Best colleges for education in Pennsylvania85 schools
85 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score. The top 25 are shown.
How this list is made
- Schools in Pennsylvania.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Offers a bachelor’s program in education, from the College Scorecard field-of-study data (credential level 3).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Haverford College
Haverford, PA · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A+
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade A- · Top 13%
- 2
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A+
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade A- · Top 15%
- 3
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 1% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade B
- 4
Villanova University
Villanova, PA · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 2% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade C+
- 5
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 3% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade C+
- 6
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade B-
- 7
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade B-
- 8
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA · PublicHonor RollTop 7% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade B-
- 9
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA · PublicHonor RollTop 7% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade C+
- 10
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA · Private nonprofitTop 9% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade B-
- 11
Grove City College
Grove City, PA · Private nonprofitTop 9% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in education
- 12
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofitTop 6% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade C+
- 13
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofitTop 5% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade B
- 14
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA · Private nonprofitTop 10% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade C+
- 15
Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA · Private nonprofitTop 12% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade B-
- 16
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA · Private nonprofitTop 11% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade B-
- 17
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofitTop 11% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade C+
- 18
Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA · Private nonprofitTop 15% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade C+
- 19
Immaculata University
Immaculata, PA · Private nonprofitTop 10% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade B · Top 41%
- 20
Moravian University
Bethlehem, PA · Private nonprofitTop 18% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade C+
- 21
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA · Private nonprofitTop 13% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade B-
- 22
Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA · Private nonprofitTop 16% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade B-
- 23
Marywood University
Scranton, PA · Private nonprofitTop 18% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade B-
- 24
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA · PublicTop 14% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade B-
- 25
DeSales University
Center Valley, PA · Private nonprofitTop 18% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in education
- Value grade C+
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haverford College | $25,314 | $13,621 | $79,966 | 90% |
| Swarthmore College | $23,149 | $17,500 | $80,257 | 92% |
| Carnegie Mellon University | $31,944 | $21,750 | $114,862 | 94% |
| Villanova University | $43,756 | $25,874 | $100,423 | 92% |
| Bucknell University | $40,766 | $27,000 | $93,807 | 86% |
| Gettysburg College | $31,490 | $26,999 | $71,517 | 83% |
| Dickinson College | $37,607 | $19,000 | $70,204 | 80% |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | $30,434 | $24,250 | $66,125 | 86% |
| Pennsylvania State University | $32,875 | $25,000 | $63,435 | 86% |
| Muhlenberg College | $28,905 | $25,455 | $69,107 | 82% |
| Grove City College | — | — | — | 83% |
| Drexel University | $38,509 | $25,325 | $84,648 | 78% |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | $29,689 | $25,500 | $86,881 | 79% |
| Susquehanna University | $28,819 | $27,000 | $61,723 | 82% |
| Ursinus College | $30,536 | $27,000 | $73,721 | 73% |
| University of Scranton | $32,568 | $27,000 | $74,652 | 80% |
| Duquesne University | $37,730 | $26,244 | $74,742 | 77% |
| Messiah University | $26,502 | $25,621 | $54,064 | 75% |
| Immaculata University | $24,258 | $27,000 | $75,701 | 71% |
| Moravian University | $30,670 | $26,793 | $61,860 | 72% |
| Elizabethtown College | $26,598 | $27,000 | $62,399 | 76% |
| Juniata College | $23,988 | $27,000 | $56,918 | 74% |
| Marywood University | $23,388 | $26,186 | $55,817 | 72% |
| Temple University | $28,198 | $24,395 | $63,727 | 75% |
| DeSales University | $31,643 | $25,788 | $61,295 | 72% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 23
- Alaska 3
- Arizona 9
- Arkansas 21
- California 56
- Colorado 18
- Connecticut 19
- Delaware 3
- District of Columbia 6
- Florida 40
- Georgia 43
- Hawaii 5
- Idaho 7
- Illinois 49
- Indiana 39
- Iowa 26
- Kansas 25
- Kentucky 26
- Louisiana 20
- Maine 13
- Maryland 18
- Massachusetts 48
- Michigan 32
- Minnesota 32
- Mississippi 15
- Missouri 39
- Montana 9
- Nebraska 16
- Nevada 4
- New Hampshire 10
- New Jersey 20
- New Mexico 7
- New York 78
- North Carolina 47
- North Dakota 8
- Ohio 63
- Oklahoma 22
- Oregon 14
- Puerto Rico 37
- Rhode Island 6
- South Carolina 30
- South Dakota 9
- Tennessee 36
- Texas 65
- Utah 9
- Vermont 7
- Virginia 32
- Washington 20
- West Virginia 16
- Wisconsin 29