Lackawanna College

Scranton, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit

Of 15 assessed programs, 10 leave graduates out-earning a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498/yr) and 5 fall short. Another 29 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$18,142
$30k to $48k	$18,288
$48k to $75k	$20,224
$75k to $110k	$23,796
$110k and up	$26,351
All families (average)	$19,951

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.

15 of 44 programs could be assessed 34% 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
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$85,937	+$49,439	clears the bar	$4,865	0.1 yrs	74
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$33,861	-$2,637	falls short	$15,250	insufficient data	69
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$49,310	+$12,812	clears the bar	$18,500	1.4 yrs	41
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$43,607	+$7,109	clears the bar	$15,478	2.2 yrs	41
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$33,897	-$2,601	falls short	$24,000	insufficient data	36
Business	Associate's Degree	$40,467	+$3,969	clears the bar	$15,250	3.8 yrs	30
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$48,174	+$11,676	clears the bar	$29,685	2.5 yrs	29
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$78,229	+$41,731	clears the bar	$19,000	0.5 yrs	24
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$89,729	+$53,231	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$35,182	-$1,316	falls short	$15,375	insufficient data	20
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$40,697	+$4,199	clears the bar	$35,323	8.4 yrs	18
Natural Resources and Conservation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$31,301 1-year earnings	-$5,197	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$54,906	+$18,408	clears the bar	$24,875	1.4 yrs	13
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	$33,621	-$2,877	falls short	$16,625	insufficient data	11
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$46,617	+$10,119	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Nursing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Agricultural Business and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Culinary Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Health Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Communications and Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Psychology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Agricultural Business and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Natural Resources and Conservation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Psychology, Other	Associate's Degree	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
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Agriculture, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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.