Best Degree Completion Programs in Pennsylvania 2027

Why it ranks #1: 63% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (higher than 5 other colleges on this list) and its graduates earn a median $85,839 a year (the highest on this list).

Drexel University lists its Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Health Administration major in online and on-campus formats. Applicants with college coursework completed after high school apply as transfer students and receive a credit evaluation. Study includes healthcare financing, regulation, ethics, information systems and analytics.

Why it ranks #2: 72% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (higher than 6 other colleges on this list) and its graduates earn a median $68,760 a year (higher than 7 other colleges on this list).

Thomas Jefferson University accepts transfer credit for prior learning into its Emergency Management bachelor's program. The degree requires 120 credits and is fully online, with accelerated eight-week terms. The curriculum combines theoretical foundations with practical emergency management applications, so you study the subject both as theory and as work done in the field.

Why it ranks #3: 74% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (higher than 8 other colleges on this list) and it accepts up to 95 transfer credits (the highest on this list).

Elizabethtown College's online Human Services BS asks transfer applicants to submit official college transcripts for admission review. The degree is 125 credits, with at least 30 of the last 60 credits and at least 15 major credits completed at Elizabethtown, so plan the credits you bring in around those residency rules.

Why it ranks #4: 84% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (the highest on this list) and 40% of its undergraduates study fully online (higher than 8 other colleges on this list).

Lancaster Bible College offers its online General Studies BA in 8-week courses, with a minor available in business, counseling, communication and more. You can transfer up to 90 semester hours from regionally accredited colleges, and life experience credit can add up to 30 more toward a bachelor's. Tuition is $504 per credit hour part time and the same in state or out of state.

Why it ranks #5: Its rate is $322 per credit for Pennsylvania residents (the lowest on this list) and 56% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (higher than 2 other colleges on this list).

Millersville University's Emergency Management BS is an online degree completion program designed for community college graduates and learners working in emergency services or related fields. You study disasters through scientific, global, natural and human dimensions, and an internship or applied experience connects the major coursework with practical work.

Why it ranks #6: 58% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (higher than 3 other colleges on this list) and its online rate is $347 per credit for Pennsylvania residents (lower than 8 other colleges on this list).

Pennsylvania Western University gives your previous college study a transfer-equivalency tool and a personalized transcript review. The online bachelor's is the Exercise Science degree with a Human Performance and Wellness concentration, covering anatomy, physiology, kinesiology and biomechanics plus fitness assessment, nutrition and program design.

Why it ranks #7: 98% of its undergraduates study fully online (the highest on this list) and its graduates in this field earn a median $59,883 a year (higher than 5 other colleges on this list).

Penn State World Campus offers its Integrated Social Sciences BS fully online. You submit official college transcripts, and the academic department gives final approval for transfer credit toward the degree. It takes at least 120 credits and ends in a capstone portfolio, with advisor-approved coursework from anthropology, communication, economics, political science, psychology or sociology.

Why it ranks #8: 72% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (higher than 6 other colleges on this list) and it accepts up to 90 transfer credits (higher than 2 other colleges on this list).

Neumann University in Aston delivers its Business and Organizational Studies BS fully online in 7½-week seminars, and you can begin at the start of any semester. Adults 19 or older with English Composition I and II equivalents and at least 30 college credit hours are eligible to apply, and you can transfer up to 90 credits toward a degree whose major is 30 credits.

Why it ranks #9: 59% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (higher than 4 other colleges on this list) and 20% of its undergraduates study fully online (higher than 7 other colleges on this list).

Eastern University's online Early Childhood Studies BS evaluates earlier college credits and associate-degree coursework toward the degree. Online courses follow seven-week terms, and the major includes 45 credits. Required field experiences take place in person near you, so you can arrange them where you live.

Why it ranks #10: Its graduates earn a median $69,524 a year (higher than 8 other colleges on this list) and 52% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (higher than 1 other college on this list).

Robert Morris University's BS in Leadership and Organizational Studies has 36 major credits and 45 elective credits, which leaves room for the credits you bring in. Transfer coursework is reviewed through the admission process, and the program publishes a 2.75 GPA standard with case-by-case review from 2.50 to 2.74. Courses cover virtual teams, collaboration, influence and decision making.