Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
15of 15 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498 a year).
15 of 53 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 38 have no earnings published. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 16 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$40,766 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
$40,766 a year
About $163,064 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 | $20,980 |
| $30k to $48k | $12,276 |
| $48k to $75k | $23,679 |
| $75k to $110k | $28,165 |
| $110k and up | $55,724 |
| All families (average) | $40,766 |
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).
15 of 69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $108,422 | +$71,924 | clears the bar | $25,888 | 0.4 yrs | 121 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $94,028 | +$57,530 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 0.4 yrs | 87 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $85,687 | +$49,189 | clears the bar | $25,836 | 0.5 yrs | 75 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $66,206 | +$29,708 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 71 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $130,990 | +$94,492 | clears the bar | $26,881 | 0.3 yrs | 70 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,860 | +$63,362 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.3 yrs | 46 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $156,885 | +$120,387 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $76,364 | +$39,866 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.6 yrs | 32 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $70,8681-year earnings | +$34,370 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $26,000 | 0.8 yrs | 32 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $66,963 | +$30,465 | clears the bar | $26,798 | 0.9 yrs | 27 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $122,651 | +$86,153 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $95,693 | +$59,195 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 24 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $90,393 | +$53,895 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,536 | +$63,038 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.4 yrs | 23 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $49,785 | +$13,287 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.0 yrs | 23 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $27,000 | not assessed | 15 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Data Analytics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor'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 | 6 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | 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 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master'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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