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Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
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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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
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Our rankings named Harrisburg Area Community College the best value school in Pennsylvania for business students working on their undergraduate certificate. Harrisburg Area Community College is a fairly large public school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 14 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HACC are $9,818 per year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $17,555 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at HACC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
HACC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our list.
Out of the 11 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s value ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Montco is a medium-sized public school situated in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montco are $14,970 per year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $17,097 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Montco does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Montco is ranked #3 for overall quality in Pennsylvania.
Out of the 11 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s value ranking, Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. LCCC is a public institution located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCCC are $12,060 per year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $20,130 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at LCCC. In fact, around 87% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware County Community College. It ranked #4 on our list. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in Media, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware County Community College are $13,740 per year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $19,230 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online courses are available at Delaware County Community College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 94% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Delaware County Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bucks County Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s list. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in Newtown, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Bucks County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,298 in tuition and fees each year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $19,268 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Bucks County Community College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Community College of Allegheny County came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the ranking. CCAC is a fairly large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 21 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCAC are $11,863 per year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $17,933 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at CCAC. During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Northampton County Area Community College ranked #7 on this year’s list. This medium-sized public school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northampton Community College are $15,270 per year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,960 in student loans.
Online courses are available at Northampton Community College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 73% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Reading Area Community College ranked #8 on this year’s list. Reading Area Community College is a small public school located in Reading, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RACC are $11,220 per year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $19,903 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online courses are available at RACC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.
Luzerne County Community College ranked #9 on this year’s list. Located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, the small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Luzerne County Community College are $14,370 a year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $23,034 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Luzerne County Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 92% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Drexel University ranked #10 on this year’s list. Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drexel are $57,136 per year.
Online courses are available at Drexel, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Drexel also made our list, coming in at #1.
Seton Hill University ranked #11 on this year’s list. Seton Hill is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Seton Hill are $39,068 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Seton Hill. In fact, around 50% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Seton Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 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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