Muhlenberg College
Allentown, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
12of 14 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498 a year). 2 fall short.
14 of 66 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 52: 49 with no earnings published and 3 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 6 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$28,905 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
$28,905 a year
About $115,620 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 | $12,302 |
| $30k to $48k | $16,629 |
| $48k to $75k | $19,717 |
| $75k to $110k | $25,452 |
| $110k and up | $37,603 |
| All families (average) | $28,905 |
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).
14 of 72 programs could be assessed 19% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $42,092 | +$5,594 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 4.8 yrs | 106 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $78,360 | +$41,862 | clears the bar | $23,645 | 0.6 yrs | 64 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $58,473 | +$21,975 | clears the bar | $23,829 | 1.1 yrs | 58 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,778 | +$24,280 | clears the bar | $25,844 | 1.1 yrs | 56 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $83,215 | +$46,717 | clears the bar | $24,388 | 0.5 yrs | 41 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $94,403 | +$57,905 | clears the bar | $26,733 | 0.5 yrs | 39 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $66,540 | +$30,042 | clears the bar | $26,909 | 0.9 yrs | 32 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | $56,503 | +$20,005 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.3 yrs | 27 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $93,760 | +$57,262 | clears the bar | $24,298 | 0.4 yrs | 22 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $29,2501-year earnings | -$7,248 | falls short (1-yr) | $26,280 | no earnings gain | 21 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $105,494 | +$68,996 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.4 yrs | 19 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $20,9001-year earnings | -$15,598 | falls short (1-yr) | $24,497 | no earnings gain | 17 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $40,161 | +$3,663 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 7.4 yrs | 14 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $100,869 | +$64,371 | clears the bar | $24,428 | 0.4 yrs | 14 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemistry | 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 | 2 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Area Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communications and Media | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Science | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Neuroscience | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mathematics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Philosophy | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Anthropology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Economics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Sociology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theatre | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Film and Photography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Fine Arts | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Music | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| History | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Data Analytics | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Data Analytics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Healthcare Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Science | 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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