Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania · Public

Of 56 assessed programs, 55 leave graduates out-earning a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 73 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$11,374
$30k to $48k	$11,370
$48k to $75k	$13,877
$75k to $110k	$17,989
$110k and up	$20,099
All families (average)	$15,699

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.

56 of 129 programs could be assessed 43% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$64,030	+$27,532	clears the bar	$25,500	0.9 yrs	343
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$89,958	+$53,460	clears the bar	$26,000	0.5 yrs	181
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,662	+$12,164	clears the bar	$26,000	2.1 yrs	147
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$55,909	+$19,411	clears the bar	$26,000	1.3 yrs	147
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,137	+$12,639	clears the bar	$27,000	2.1 yrs	137
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$123,385	+$86,887	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	125
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$53,736	+$17,238	clears the bar	$26,000	1.5 yrs	98
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$48,454	+$11,956	clears the bar	$25,000	2.1 yrs	92
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$52,825	+$16,327	clears the bar	$26,000	1.6 yrs	89
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$73,289	+$36,791	clears the bar	$25,000	0.7 yrs	84
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,988	+$17,490	clears the bar	$25,000	1.4 yrs	72
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$66,538	+$30,040	clears the bar	$26,000	0.9 yrs	65
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$56,381	+$19,883	clears the bar	$26,000	1.3 yrs	56
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$51,949	+$15,451	clears the bar	$26,000	1.7 yrs	55
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	$73,383	+$36,885	clears the bar	$26,000	0.7 yrs	55
English	Bachelor's Degree	$46,990	+$10,492	clears the bar	$27,000	2.6 yrs	49
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$55,315	+$18,817	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$76,001	+$39,503	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$55,584	+$19,086	clears the bar	$35,950	1.9 yrs	47
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$66,300	+$29,802	clears the bar	$26,873	0.9 yrs	47
Nursing	Master's Degree	$129,202	+$92,704	clears the bar	$50,714	0.5 yrs	46
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$92,190	+$55,692	clears the bar	$22,820	0.4 yrs	44
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,030	+$9,532	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$60,075	+$23,577	clears the bar	$27,000	1.1 yrs	43
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$70,181	+$33,683	clears the bar	$27,000	0.8 yrs	42
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$69,048	+$32,550	clears the bar	$20,962	0.6 yrs	35
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$83,710	+$47,212	clears the bar	$25,888	0.5 yrs	34
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$57,554	+$21,056	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$73,986	+$37,488	clears the bar	$41,000	1.1 yrs	28
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$56,161	+$19,663	clears the bar	$27,000	1.4 yrs	27
History	Bachelor's Degree	$46,133	+$9,635	clears the bar	$25,525	2.6 yrs	26
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$33,682	-$2,816	falls short	$20,532	insufficient data	24
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$59,912	+$23,414	clears the bar	$34,054	1.5 yrs	21
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$85,353	+$48,855	clears the bar	$26,250	0.5 yrs	19
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,984	+$14,486	clears the bar	$27,000	1.9 yrs	19
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$42,481	+$5,983	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
American Sign Language	Bachelor's Degree	$59,134	+$22,636	clears the bar	$27,000	1.2 yrs	18
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$54,803	+$18,305	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$48,495	+$11,997	clears the bar	$27,000	2.3 yrs	16
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$52,571	+$16,073	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$64,063	+$27,565	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Special Education	Master's Degree	$56,241	+$19,743	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$62,779	+$26,281	clears the bar	$23,698	0.9 yrs	14
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$62,798	+$26,300	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$56,107	+$19,609	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$63,088	+$26,590	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$50,836	+$14,338	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Accounting	Master's Degree	$97,252	+$60,754	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$53,717 1-year earnings	+$17,219	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,927	+$17,429	clears the bar	$23,125	1.3 yrs	9
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$71,444	+$34,946	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$75,679	+$39,181	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$73,703	+$37,205	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$45,140 1-year earnings	+$8,642	clears the bar	$26,500	3.1 yrs	2
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$48,795	+$12,297	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	$86,041	+$49,543	clears the bar	$82,000	1.7 yrs	insufficient data
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	87
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Neuroscience	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business	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	1
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Area Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nanotechnology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Sustainability Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemistry	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Work	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	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
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biology	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Neuroscience	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
History	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	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.