Alvernia University
Reading, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
10of 10 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498 a year).
10 of 43 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 33: 31 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 16 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$28,138 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$28,138 a year
About $112,552 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $23,436 |
| $30k to $48k | $23,701 |
| $48k to $75k | $24,131 |
| $75k to $110k | $28,016 |
| $110k and up | $32,152 |
| All families (average) | $28,138 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate ($36,498 a year).
13 of 59 programs could be assessed 22% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $72,967 | +$36,469 | above HS line | $65,711 | 1.8 yrs | 59 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $94,679 | +$58,181 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 59 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $56,203 | +$19,705 | clears the bar | $26,911 | 1.4 yrs | 49 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $80,640 | +$44,142 | above HS line | $37,677 | 0.9 yrs | 49 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $58,810 | +$22,312 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.2 yrs | 33 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $75,705 | +$39,207 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 31 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | $48,809 | +$12,311 | clears the bar | $32,167 | 2.6 yrs | 22 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,044 | +$15,546 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $56,243 | +$19,745 | clears the bar | $28,125 | 1.4 yrs | 17 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $67,562 | +$31,064 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.8 yrs | 14 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $58,231 | +$21,733 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.2 yrs | 13 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $48,6491-year earnings | +$12,151 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $86,896 | +$50,398 | above HS line | $116,150 | 2.3 yrs | not published |
| Health Sciences | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 62 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 44 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $26,901 | not assessed | 11 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Human Resources | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,498 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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