Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

University Park, Pennsylvania · Public

All 82 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498/yr). Another 78 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$16,372
$30k to $48k	$17,144
$48k to $75k	$19,337
$75k to $110k	$23,852
$110k and up	$26,078
All families (average)	$19,550

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.

82 of 160 programs could be assessed 51% 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	Master's Degree	$127,665	+$91,167	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	268
Management Science	Master's Degree	$139,676	+$103,178	clears the bar	$21,500	0.2 yrs	210
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$59,063 1-year earnings	+$22,565	clears the bar	$20,500	0.9 yrs	205
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$103,541	+$67,043	clears the bar	$41,000	0.6 yrs	190
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,543	+$13,045	clears the bar	$26,000	2.0 yrs	173
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$65,292	+$28,794	clears the bar	$25,593	0.9 yrs	171
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	$106,535	+$70,037	clears the bar	$32,931	0.5 yrs	154
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$81,755	+$45,257	clears the bar	$27,000	0.6 yrs	135
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$91,671	+$55,173	clears the bar	$25,950	0.5 yrs	115
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$98,637	+$62,139	clears the bar	$26,000	0.4 yrs	115
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$102,874	+$66,376	clears the bar	$26,000	0.4 yrs	114
Computational Science	Master's Degree	$137,367	+$100,869	clears the bar	$27,600	0.3 yrs	112
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$62,403	+$25,905	clears the bar	$23,151	0.9 yrs	90
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$96,714	+$60,216	clears the bar	$25,000	0.4 yrs	89
Special Education	Master's Degree	$63,109	+$26,611	clears the bar	$31,107	1.2 yrs	88
Business	Associate's Degree	$61,596	+$25,098	clears the bar	$17,701	0.7 yrs	82
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$81,228	+$44,730	clears the bar	$24,500	0.5 yrs	80
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	$102,798	+$66,300	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	79
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$56,877	+$20,379	clears the bar	$25,500	1.3 yrs	77
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	$145,507	+$109,009	clears the bar	$32,822	0.3 yrs	76
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$88,192	+$51,694	clears the bar	$25,218	0.5 yrs	73
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$87,710	+$51,212	clears the bar	$41,000	0.8 yrs	62
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	$140,393	+$103,895	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	60
Statistics	Master's Degree	$129,392	+$92,894	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$91,032	+$54,534	clears the bar	$23,250	0.4 yrs	55
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$166,387	+$129,889	clears the bar	$41,000	0.3 yrs	54
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$63,797	+$27,299	clears the bar	$29,612	1.1 yrs	50
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$45,943	+$9,445	clears the bar	$27,000	2.9 yrs	45
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$81,617	+$45,119	clears the bar	$25,601	0.6 yrs	44
Psychology, Other	Master's Degree	$99,841	+$63,343	clears the bar	$41,000	0.6 yrs	44
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$54,654	+$18,156	clears the bar	$16,500	0.9 yrs	43
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$75,396	+$38,898	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	42
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$60,745	+$24,247	clears the bar	$31,750	1.3 yrs	37
Information Science	Associate's Degree	$69,394	+$32,896	clears the bar	$21,000	0.6 yrs	33
Manufacturing Engineering	Master's Degree	$93,432 1-year earnings	+$56,934	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$59,883	+$23,385	clears the bar	$25,438	1.1 yrs	33
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$71,001	+$34,503	clears the bar	$24,375	0.7 yrs	33
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$66,866	+$30,368	clears the bar	$25,431	0.8 yrs	31
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$68,918	+$32,420	clears the bar	$25,000	0.8 yrs	31
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$79,343	+$42,845	clears the bar	$24,947	0.6 yrs	31
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$76,246	+$39,748	clears the bar	$23,250	0.6 yrs	30
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$111,065	+$74,567	clears the bar	$44,873	0.6 yrs	29
Information Science	Master's Degree	$158,815	+$122,317	clears the bar	$33,905	0.3 yrs	27
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$102,645 1-year earnings	+$66,147	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Associate's Degree	$60,464	+$23,966	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	$107,278	+$70,780	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Nursing	Master's Degree	$117,728	+$81,230	clears the bar	$41,000	0.5 yrs	22
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$65,835 1-year earnings	+$29,337	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Management Information Systems	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$81,794	+$45,296	clears the bar	$26,000	0.6 yrs	17
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$112,269	+$75,771	clears the bar	$26,471	0.3 yrs	16
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	$40,545	+$4,047	clears the bar	$22,250	5.5 yrs	15
Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$108,264	+$71,766	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$73,471	+$36,973	clears the bar	$26,000	0.7 yrs	14
Community Organization and Advocacy	Master's Degree	$84,981	+$48,483	clears the bar	$48,937	1.0 yrs	14
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$93,527	+$57,029	clears the bar	$12,652	0.2 yrs	13
Physics	Master's Degree	$150,865	+$114,367	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
History	Bachelor's Degree	$52,871	+$16,373	clears the bar	$26,000	1.6 yrs	12
Accounting	Master's Degree	$110,498	+$74,000	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	10
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Bachelor's Degree	$69,540	+$33,042	clears the bar	$25,784	0.8 yrs	9
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$58,195	+$21,697	clears the bar	$26,500	1.2 yrs	7
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$55,505	+$19,007	clears the bar	$25,000	1.3 yrs	6
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$63,384	+$26,886	clears the bar	$17,273	0.6 yrs	6
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$55,741	+$19,243	clears the bar	$23,000	1.2 yrs	5
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$66,876	+$30,378	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	2
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$69,663	+$33,165	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$62,336	+$25,838	clears the bar	$24,367	0.9 yrs	1
Journalism	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$63,138	+$26,640	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	1
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,910	+$28,412	clears the bar	$25,717	0.9 yrs	1
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$65,675	+$29,177	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	1
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,348	+$11,850	clears the bar	$25,375	2.1 yrs	1
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$45,170	+$8,672	clears the bar	$24,225	2.8 yrs	1
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$87,526	+$51,028	clears the bar	$26,499	0.5 yrs	1
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,997	+$51,499	clears the bar	$26,723	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
English	Bachelor's Degree	$50,299	+$13,801	clears the bar	$25,000	1.8 yrs	insufficient data
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$69,102	+$32,604	clears the bar	$25,887	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$59,456 1-year earnings	+$22,958	clears the bar	$23,125	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$81,092	+$44,594	clears the bar	$25,648	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$40,036	+$3,538	clears the bar	$27,000	7.6 yrs	insufficient data
Public Health	Master's Degree	$90,383	+$53,885	clears the bar	$36,778	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$72,218	+$35,720	clears the bar	$24,973	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$79,292	+$42,794	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$82,162	+$45,664	clears the bar	$24,000	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	181
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	85
Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Statistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Plant Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Physics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Engineering, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$25,965	insufficient data	16
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Nuclear Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Industrial Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geology and Earth Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Food Science and Technology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Sustainability Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Counseling Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computational Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geography and Environmental Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Homeland Security	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Community Organization and Advocacy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Demography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1

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.