Chatham University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit
Of 17 assessed programs, 15 leave graduates out-earning a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 65 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $22,675 |
| $30k to $48k | $24,086 |
| $48k to $75k | $26,051 |
| $75k to $110k | $30,120 |
| $110k and up | $33,636 |
| All families (average) | $29,954 |
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.
17 of 82 programs could be assessed 21% 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 | $120,476 | +$83,978 | clears the bar | $136,482 | 1.6 yrs | 69 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $55,034 | +$18,536 | clears the bar | $61,500 | 3.3 yrs | 39 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | $67,992 | +$31,494 | clears the bar | $41,271 | 1.3 yrs | 32 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,980 | +$20,482 | clears the bar | $20,250 | 1.0 yrs | 31 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,750 | +$29,252 | clears the bar | $24,563 | 0.8 yrs | 29 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $86,034 | +$49,536 | clears the bar | $14,093 | 0.3 yrs | 28 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $73,633 | +$37,135 | clears the bar | $25,587 | 0.7 yrs | 25 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $18,954 1-year earnings | -$17,544 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $48,110 | +$11,612 | clears the bar | $37,450 | 3.2 yrs | 23 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $42,204 | +$5,706 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 3.4 yrs | 21 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $68,300 1-year earnings | +$31,802 | clears the bar | $36,163 | 1.1 yrs | 21 |
| Interior Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $45,785 1-year earnings | +$9,287 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | $36,481 1-year earnings | -$17 | falls short | $48,768 | insufficient data | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $55,059 | +$18,561 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $71,403 | +$34,905 | clears the bar | $69,017 | 2.0 yrs | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $79,353 | +$42,855 | clears the bar | $71,750 | 1.7 yrs | insufficient data |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $152,458 | +$115,960 | clears the bar | $30,489 | 0.3 yrs | insufficient data |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 103 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 62 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Interior Architecture | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Psychology | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| International Agriculture | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Film and Photography | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Human Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Psychology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Design | 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.