University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit

Of 77 assessed programs, 76 leave graduates out-earning a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 266 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$-3,012
$30k to $48k	$316
$48k to $75k	$10,439
$75k to $110k	$25,476
$110k and up	$55,972
All families (average)	$28,699

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.

77 of 343 programs could be assessed 22% 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
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$222,544	+$186,046	clears the bar	$82,157	0.4 yrs	541
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$202,069	+$165,571	clears the bar	$12,999	0.1 yrs	398
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$272,321	+$235,823	clears the bar	$41,420	0.2 yrs	374
Nursing	Master's Degree	$124,042	+$87,544	clears the bar	$49,400	0.6 yrs	298
Law	First Professional Degree	$302,120	+$265,622	clears the bar	$171,488	0.6 yrs	263
Finance	Master's Degree	$316,195	+$279,697	clears the bar	$41,000	0.1 yrs	255
Management Science	Master's Degree	$106,399	+$69,901	clears the bar	$41,000	0.6 yrs	240
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$129,985	+$93,487	clears the bar	$14,621	0.2 yrs	234
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	$252,729	+$216,231	clears the bar	$41,000	0.2 yrs	228
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$153,279	+$116,781	clears the bar	$15,750	0.1 yrs	209
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$98,475	+$61,977	clears the bar	$23,288	0.4 yrs	206
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$107,454	+$70,956	clears the bar	$19,000	0.3 yrs	202
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$241,380	+$204,882	clears the bar	$15,000	0.1 yrs	172
Education	Master's Degree	$87,086	+$50,588	clears the bar	$69,500	1.4 yrs	171
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$99,652	+$63,154	clears the bar	$109,430	1.7 yrs	170
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$68,435	+$31,937	clears the bar	$15,000	0.5 yrs	158
Social Work	Master's Degree	$68,695	+$32,197	clears the bar	$66,845	2.1 yrs	149
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	$78,883	+$42,385	clears the bar	$78,964	1.9 yrs	147
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$78,295	+$41,797	clears the bar	$12,000	0.3 yrs	132
Veterinary Medicine	First Professional Degree	$137,005	+$100,507	clears the bar	$191,170	1.9 yrs	123
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$93,033	+$56,535	clears the bar	$14,250	0.3 yrs	120
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$233,999	+$197,501	clears the bar	$41,000	0.2 yrs	117
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$124,678 1-year earnings	+$88,180	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	109
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$147,612	+$111,114	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	106
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$136,806	+$100,308	clears the bar	$20,348	0.2 yrs	106
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$85,500	+$49,002	clears the bar	$55,857	1.1 yrs	105
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$83,058	+$46,560	clears the bar	$77,225	1.7 yrs	101
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$104,073	+$67,575	clears the bar	$41,000	0.6 yrs	91
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$61,890	+$25,392	clears the bar	$110,094	4.3 yrs	86
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,542 1-year earnings	+$8,044	clears the bar	$18,300	2.3 yrs	83
Behavioral Sciences	Master's Degree	$82,577 1-year earnings	+$46,079	clears the bar	$62,500	1.4 yrs	82
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$63,038	+$26,540	clears the bar	$48,713	1.8 yrs	77
Cognitive Science	Bachelor's Degree	$109,784	+$73,286	clears the bar	$18,820	0.3 yrs	75
International/Globalization Studies	Master's Degree	$253,631	+$217,133	clears the bar	$58,474	0.3 yrs	70
Public Health	Master's Degree	$90,435	+$53,937	clears the bar	$66,000	1.2 yrs	69
History	Bachelor's Degree	$88,517	+$52,019	clears the bar	$10,000	0.2 yrs	64
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$114,266	+$77,768	clears the bar	$15,000	0.2 yrs	63
English	Bachelor's Degree	$61,989	+$25,491	clears the bar	$19,500	0.8 yrs	62
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$129,732 1-year earnings	+$93,234	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$76,395	+$39,897	clears the bar	$12,634	0.3 yrs	61
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$112,211	+$75,713	clears the bar	$17,412	0.2 yrs	61
Marketing	Master's Degree	$255,357	+$218,859	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$68,215 1-year earnings	+$31,717	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$126,419	+$89,921	clears the bar	$15,593	0.2 yrs	53
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	$139,980	+$103,482	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	$46,806 1-year earnings	+$10,308	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$94,109 1-year earnings	+$57,611	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$87,439	+$50,941	clears the bar	$10,470	0.2 yrs	49
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	$132,238	+$95,740	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$176,358	+$139,860	clears the bar	$167,936	1.2 yrs	44
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$114,492	+$77,994	clears the bar	$12,910	0.2 yrs	43
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$171,744	+$135,246	clears the bar	$158,655	1.2 yrs	42
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$72,741	+$36,243	clears the bar	$50,349	1.4 yrs	42
Psychology	Master's Degree	$101,785	+$65,287	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	41
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$44,735	+$8,237	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$102,306	+$65,808	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Real Estate	Master's Degree	$230,624	+$194,126	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	$72,960	+$36,462	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	$112,127	+$75,629	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$109,884	+$73,386	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	28
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	$237,136	+$200,638	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Master's Degree	$119,258	+$82,760	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Social Work	Doctoral Degree	$101,907	+$65,409	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Master's Degree	$76,530	+$40,032	clears the bar	$64,918	1.6 yrs	24
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$138,964	+$102,466	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	$73,190	+$36,692	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$72,217	+$35,719	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	$250,392	+$213,894	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
History	Doctoral Degree	$69,451 1-year earnings	+$32,953	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Physics	Doctoral Degree	$80,488 1-year earnings	+$43,990	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Education	Doctoral Degree	$84,708 1-year earnings	+$48,210	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$30,417 1-year earnings	-$6,081	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Dentistry	Doctoral Degree	$173,344	+$136,846	clears the bar	$303,555	2.2 yrs	2
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$73,012	+$36,514	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Law	Master's Degree	$104,212 1-year earnings	+$67,714	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$246,660	+$210,162	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$169,879	+$133,381	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	196
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	167
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	68
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	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	47
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Systems Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Counseling Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Education, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Engineering, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Education, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Computational Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Criminology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11

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.