Arcadia University
Glenside, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit
Of 29 assessed programs, 28 leave graduates out-earning a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 54 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $23,127 |
| $30k to $48k | $25,388 |
| $48k to $75k | $25,978 |
| $75k to $110k | $28,654 |
| $110k and up | $34,339 |
| All families (average) | $29,466 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
29 of 83 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $132,612 | +$96,114 | clears the bar | $105,774 | 1.1 yrs | 97 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $73,377 | +$36,879 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 60 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,517 | +$19,019 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 45 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $68,618 | +$32,120 | clears the bar | $35,750 | 1.1 yrs | 25 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $40,740 | +$4,242 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 6.4 yrs | 24 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $62,167 | +$25,669 | clears the bar | $33,223 | 1.3 yrs | 23 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $116,631 | +$80,133 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $52,358 | +$15,860 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,772 | +$11,274 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 2.2 yrs | 17 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $86,116 | +$49,618 | clears the bar | $26,358 | 0.5 yrs | 15 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $61,242 | +$24,744 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $27,390 1-year earnings | -$9,108 | falls short | $27,000 | insufficient data | 14 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $39,087 | +$2,589 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 10.4 yrs | 14 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $66,995 | +$30,497 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $37,489 | +$991 | clears the bar | $26,975 | 27.2 yrs | 13 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $40,802 | +$4,304 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $53,307 | +$16,809 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.6 yrs | 11 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $56,331 | +$19,833 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 11 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $59,441 | +$22,943 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.2 yrs | 10 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Master's Degree | $55,263 | +$18,765 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $58,788 | +$22,290 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.2 yrs | 8 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $73,901 | +$37,403 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 6 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $88,514 | +$52,016 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | $67,378 | +$30,880 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $69,227 | +$32,729 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $36,919 1-year earnings | +$421 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Genetics | Master's Degree | $93,422 | +$56,924 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 0.7 yrs | insufficient data |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $84,021 | +$47,523 | clears the bar | $87,258 | 1.8 yrs | insufficient data |
| International Business | Master's Degree | $95,337 | +$58,839 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 260 |
| Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Special Education | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Special Education | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Literature | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Physical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,498/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.