Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

Lancaster, PA · Private nonprofit · 1,548 students · Visit Website

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences is a private, non-profit institution exclusively focused on healthcare education, offering a focused academic environment for those pursuing health professions. The college provides extensive hands-on training through its state-of-the-art Center for Excellence in Practice, a 20,000-square-foot simulation space that replicates a real-world hospital facility with patient rooms, a simulation hospital, and an operating room. This allows students to gain practical clinical skills and experience interprofessional cooperation in a realistic setting. The college also has a strong affiliation with Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, which provides tuition assistance for employees.

Programs Analyzed

3

Avg Grad Earnings

$69,202/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

62/100

Tuition

$31,866/yr

All Programs at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

3 trade programs at Pennsylvania College, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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68 $74,676/yr $16,969 11.3x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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59 $63,990/yr 21.2x Moderate Very Large
124 openings/yr
Clinical Laboratory Science
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
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58 $68,940/yr 20.6x Moderate Large
79 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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Apprenticeship Pathways in Pennsylvania

Earn-while-you-learn alternatives in Pennsylvania. Registered apprenticeships skip tuition and pay you during training, though training periods are typically longer.

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Trade Schools Near Lancaster

Other cities in Pennsylvania with multiple trade schools, sorted by distance from Lancaster.

About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 3 trade and vocational programs at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.