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Largest communication programs in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania communication programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Kutztown | Public, 4-year | 70 |
| 2 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | Slippery Rock | Public, 4-year | 69 |
| 3 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | Bloomsburg | Public, 4-year | 51 |
| 4 | La Salle University | Philadelphia | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 50 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania Western University | California | Public, 4-year | 24 |
| 6 | University of Scranton | Scranton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 18 |
| 7 | Allegheny College | Meadville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 16 |
| 8 | Saint Vincent | Latrobe | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
| 9 | Alvernia University | Reading | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 10 | Washington & Jefferson College | Washington | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 11 | Chestnut Hill College | Philadelphia | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 7 |
| 12 | Geneva College | Beaver Falls | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 6 |
| 13 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 6 |
| 14 | Waynesburg University | Waynesburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 6 |
| 15 | Misericordia University | Dallas | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 16 | Juniata College | Huntingdon | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 17 | Community College of Beaver County | Monaca | Public, 2-year | 1 |
| 18 | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | Cheyney | Public, 4-year | 1 |
| 19 | Moravian University | Bethlehem | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 20 | Westminster College | New Wilmington | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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