Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania · Public
Graduate earnings
35of 37 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498 a year). 2 fall short.
37 of 70 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 33: 32 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. 4 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 48 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$19,608 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
$19,608 a year
About $78,432 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 | $12,555 |
| $30k to $48k | $13,401 |
| $48k to $75k | $16,990 |
| $75k to $110k | $21,972 |
| $110k and up | $24,121 |
| All families (average) | $19,608 |
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).
52 of 118 programs could be assessed 44% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $84,783 | +$48,285 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.5 yrs | 176 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $63,001 | +$26,503 | clears the bar | $26,549 | 1.0 yrs | 126 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $48,796 | +$12,298 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.2 yrs | 106 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,654 | +$11,156 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 2.2 yrs | 100 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $52,762 | +$16,264 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.5 yrs | 92 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | $46,176 | +$9,678 | clears the bar | $23,687 | 2.4 yrs | 77 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | $52,743 | +$16,245 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.7 yrs | 73 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $57,999 | +$21,501 | above HS line | $23,172 | 1.1 yrs | 70 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $71,672 | +$35,174 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.6 yrs | 65 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $54,734 | +$18,236 | above HS line | $18,393 | 1.0 yrs | 63 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $45,605 | +$9,107 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 3.0 yrs | 61 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $60,530 | +$24,032 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.1 yrs | 60 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $56,810 | +$20,312 | clears the bar | $23,430 | 1.2 yrs | 59 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $50,048 | +$13,550 | clears the bar | $26,092 | 1.9 yrs | 57 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $62,805 | +$26,307 | clears the bar | $19,688 | 0.7 yrs | 57 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,115 | +$21,617 | clears the bar | $23,875 | 1.1 yrs | 55 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,033 | +$18,535 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.5 yrs | 50 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $126,113 | +$89,615 | above HS line | $88,122 | 1.0 yrs | 50 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $48,589 | +$12,091 | clears the bar | $25,188 | 2.1 yrs | 45 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | $44,304 | +$7,806 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 3.3 yrs | 42 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $63,186 | +$26,688 | clears the bar | $21,250 | 0.8 yrs | 38 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $61,322 | +$24,824 | clears the bar | $24,125 | 1.0 yrs | 37 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $78,096 | +$41,598 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.5 yrs | 36 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $46,974 | +$10,476 | clears the bar | $25,142 | 2.4 yrs | 34 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $81,485 | +$44,987 | above HS line | $20,500 | 0.5 yrs | 33 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Master's Degree | $62,567 | +$26,069 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $50,034 | +$13,536 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.0 yrs | 29 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $86,557 | +$50,059 | clears the bar | $14,578 | 0.3 yrs | 29 |
| History | Master's Degree | $49,768 | +$13,270 | above HS line | $30,875 | 2.3 yrs | 29 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $37,922 | +$1,424 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 19.0 yrs | 27 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | $60,161 | +$23,663 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $57,744 | +$21,246 | clears the bar | $22,700 | 1.1 yrs | 23 |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | $60,458 | +$23,960 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 1.0 yrs | 22 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $69,371 | +$32,873 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $37,6601-year earnings | +$1,162 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $27,000 | 23.2 yrs | 19 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | $53,834 | +$17,336 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $56,402 | +$19,904 | clears the bar | $25,875 | 1.3 yrs | 18 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $55,548 | +$19,050 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.3 yrs | 17 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $62,659 | +$26,161 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $50,097 | +$13,599 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Sustainability Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $46,999 | +$10,501 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 2.5 yrs | 15 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $51,858 | +$15,360 | above HS line | $21,250 | 1.4 yrs | 14 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | $40,797 | +$4,299 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 6.3 yrs | 14 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $61,838 | +$25,340 | above HS line | $38,302 | 1.5 yrs | 14 |
| English | Master's Degree | $57,227 | +$20,729 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $48,530 | +$12,032 | above HS line | $49,371 | 4.1 yrs | 11 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $33,1691-year earnings | -$3,329 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $25,8691-year earnings | -$10,629 | falls short (1-yr) | $25,000 | no earnings gain | 9 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | $78,0751-year earnings | +$41,577 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $36,5971-year earnings | +$99 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $27,000 | 272.7 yrs | 6 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $53,516 | +$17,018 | clears the bar | $26,375 | 1.5 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $80,226 | +$43,728 | above HS line | $76,814 | 1.8 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 75 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 50 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 32 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Area Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $21,437 | not assessed | 23 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Special Education | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Health Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Petroleum Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Criminal Justice | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| History | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Security Science and Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Hospitality Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Film and Photography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Health Sciences | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Hospitality Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Data Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Area Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Applied Mathematics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting and Computer Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Homeland Security | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Design | 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 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mathematics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mathematics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Criminal Justice | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Music | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Accounting | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | 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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