Arcadia University
Glenside, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
15of 16 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498 a year). 1 falls short.
16 of 49 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 33: 28 with no earnings published and 5 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 34 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$29,466 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
$29,466 a year
About $117,864 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 | $23,127 |
| $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 |
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).
29 of 83 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $132,612 | +$96,114 | above HS line | $105,774 | 1.1 yrs | 98 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $73,377 | +$36,879 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 66 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,517 | +$19,019 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 44 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $52,358 | +$15,860 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $62,167 | +$25,669 | above HS line | $33,223 | 1.3 yrs | 23 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $68,618 | +$32,120 | above HS line | $35,750 | 1.1 yrs | 23 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $116,631 | +$80,133 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $61,242 | +$24,744 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $39,087 | +$2,589 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 10.4 yrs | 16 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $37,489 | +$991 | clears the bar | $26,975 | 27.2 yrs | 16 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $86,116 | +$49,618 | clears the bar | $26,358 | 0.5 yrs | 15 |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | $67,378 | +$30,880 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $40,740 | +$4,242 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 6.4 yrs | 14 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,772 | +$11,274 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 2.2 yrs | 14 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $69,227 | +$32,729 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Master's Degree | $55,263 | +$18,765 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $27,3901-year earnings | -$9,108 | falls short (1-yr) | $27,000 | no earnings gain | 9 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $66,995 | +$30,497 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $36,9191-year earnings | +$421 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $53,307 | +$16,809 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.6 yrs | 7 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $59,441 | +$22,943 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.2 yrs | 7 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $40,802 | +$4,304 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $88,514 | +$52,016 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $58,788 | +$22,290 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.2 yrs | 4 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $56,331 | +$19,833 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 4 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $73,901 | +$37,403 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 3 |
| Genetics | Master's Degree | $93,422 | +$56,924 | above HS line | $41,000 | 0.7 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $84,021 | +$47,523 | above HS line | $87,258 | 1.8 yrs | not published |
| International Business | Master's Degree | $95,337 | +$58,839 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 213 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 44 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Literature | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Special Education | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | 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 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| International Relations | 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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