University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

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Of 131 assessed programs, 128 leave graduates out-earning a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 291 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$14,709
$30k to $48k	$18,371
$48k to $75k	$23,192
$75k to $110k	$31,567
$110k and up	$36,008
All families (average)	$30,434

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.

131 of 422 programs could be assessed 31% 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
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$83,313	+$46,815	clears the bar	$23,000	0.5 yrs	309
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,744	+$26,246	clears the bar	$24,250	0.9 yrs	280
Interdisciplinary Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$70,128	+$33,630	clears the bar	$25,000	0.7 yrs	244
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$95,087	+$58,589	clears the bar	$21,750	0.4 yrs	244
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$57,012	+$20,514	clears the bar	$24,046	1.2 yrs	230
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$75,461	+$38,963	clears the bar	$24,188	0.6 yrs	224
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$108,680	+$72,182	clears the bar	$25,750	0.4 yrs	203
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$65,239	+$28,741	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	189
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$66,231	+$29,733	clears the bar	$23,415	0.8 yrs	170
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,768	+$54,270	clears the bar	$25,190	0.5 yrs	165
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$76,549	+$40,051	clears the bar	$24,989	0.6 yrs	158
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$98,219	+$61,721	clears the bar	$181,338	2.9 yrs	156
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$49,865 1-year earnings	+$13,367	clears the bar	$20,000	1.5 yrs	145
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$75,950	+$39,452	clears the bar	$24,375	0.6 yrs	143
Law	First Professional Degree	$94,797	+$58,299	clears the bar	$109,178	1.9 yrs	125
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$95,917	+$59,419	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	123
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$78,103	+$41,605	clears the bar	$104,803	2.5 yrs	118
History	Bachelor's Degree	$53,682	+$17,184	clears the bar	$21,500	1.3 yrs	118
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$82,966	+$46,468	clears the bar	$24,188	0.5 yrs	116
Management Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$118,567	+$82,069	clears the bar	$22,000	0.3 yrs	116
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$138,129	+$101,631	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	110
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$110,417	+$73,919	clears the bar	$26,489	0.4 yrs	99
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$78,964	+$42,466	clears the bar	$56,549	1.3 yrs	95
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,324	+$60,826	clears the bar	$24,750	0.4 yrs	94
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	$121,958	+$85,460	clears the bar	$25,394	0.3 yrs	93
Area Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$63,939	+$27,441	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	92
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$81,117	+$44,619	clears the bar	$26,486	0.6 yrs	88
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$86,893	+$50,395	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	87
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$57,456	+$20,958	clears the bar	$25,000	1.2 yrs	87
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$187,912	+$151,414	clears the bar	$235,835	1.6 yrs	85
Nursing	First Professional Degree	$155,798	+$119,300	clears the bar	$80,061	0.7 yrs	79
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$62,698	+$26,200	clears the bar	$23,815	0.9 yrs	76
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$68,990	+$32,492	clears the bar	$24,188	0.7 yrs	74
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$77,608	+$41,110	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	70
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,654	+$15,156	clears the bar	$22,250	1.5 yrs	70
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$57,567	+$21,069	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,436	+$26,938	clears the bar	$25,294	0.9 yrs	69
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,654	+$62,156	clears the bar	$24,375	0.4 yrs	68
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$49,625	+$13,127	clears the bar	$39,463	3.0 yrs	65
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,328	+$9,830	clears the bar	$24,667	2.5 yrs	64
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$77,934	+$41,436	clears the bar	$21,500	0.5 yrs	62
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$56,041	+$19,543	clears the bar	$27,000	1.4 yrs	61
Sustainability Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$61,805	+$25,307	clears the bar	$23,125	0.9 yrs	60
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$123,128	+$86,630	clears the bar	$113,974	1.3 yrs	60
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$70,206	+$33,708	clears the bar	$27,000	0.8 yrs	57
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$102,572	+$66,074	clears the bar	$25,250	0.4 yrs	55
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$63,139	+$26,641	clears the bar	$26,697	1.0 yrs	55
Biology	Master's Degree	$34,572 1-year earnings	-$1,926	falls short	$40,000	insufficient data	54
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$34,279 1-year earnings	-$2,219	falls short	$20,114	insufficient data	47
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$69,573	+$33,075	clears the bar	$25,870	0.8 yrs	42
Information Science	Master's Degree	$84,511 1-year earnings	+$48,013	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$95,719	+$59,221	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	42
Engineering, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$108,995	+$72,497	clears the bar	$27,000	0.4 yrs	41
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,707	+$27,209	clears the bar	$26,558	1.0 yrs	39
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$52,436	+$15,938	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$62,435	+$25,937	clears the bar	$25,308	1.0 yrs	38
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$45,013	+$8,515	clears the bar	$27,000	3.2 yrs	37
Literature	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$56,649	+$20,151	clears the bar	$27,000	1.3 yrs	35
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$37,066	+$568	clears the bar	$22,906	40.3 yrs	35
Literature	Bachelor's Degree	$45,749	+$9,251	clears the bar	$27,000	2.9 yrs	34
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$116,951	+$80,453	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$64,681	+$28,183	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	33
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$44,520	+$8,022	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$132,129	+$95,631	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,736	+$19,238	clears the bar	$21,208	1.1 yrs	31
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$52,837	+$16,339	clears the bar	$26,000	1.6 yrs	31
Educational Administration	First Professional Degree	$61,285	+$24,787	clears the bar	$33,011	1.3 yrs	30
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$51,416	+$14,918	clears the bar	$21,750	1.5 yrs	29
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$56,143	+$19,645	clears the bar	$26,879	1.4 yrs	29
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$98,082	+$61,584	clears the bar	$22,000	0.4 yrs	29
International Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$86,935	+$50,437	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	29
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$50,131	+$13,633	clears the bar	$41,000	3.0 yrs	28
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$57,705	+$21,207	clears the bar	$22,727	1.1 yrs	28
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Master's Degree	$250,731	+$214,233	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	$61,265	+$24,767	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	$158,761	+$122,263	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$99,566	+$63,068	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$56,092	+$19,594	clears the bar	$22,000	1.1 yrs	22
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$60,864	+$24,366	clears the bar	$21,250	0.9 yrs	22
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$69,674	+$33,176	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Accounting	Master's Degree	$88,958	+$52,460	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	21
Nuclear Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$95,861	+$59,363	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	20
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,635 1-year earnings	+$15,137	clears the bar	$23,063	1.5 yrs	20
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$65,892	+$29,394	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	19
Engineering, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$94,272	+$57,774	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	19
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$103,788	+$67,290	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	$51,378	+$14,880	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$61,404	+$24,906	clears the bar	$16,931	0.7 yrs	19
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$51,775	+$15,277	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Education	First Professional Degree	$56,333	+$19,835	clears the bar	$27,187	1.4 yrs	15
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$25,457 1-year earnings	-$11,041	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	$78,063	+$41,565	clears the bar	$78,223	1.9 yrs	14
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$61,390	+$24,892	clears the bar	$27,000	1.1 yrs	14
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$60,778	+$24,280	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$57,594	+$21,096	clears the bar	$23,059	1.1 yrs	12
Public Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$60,537	+$24,039	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$54,069	+$17,571	clears the bar	$22,500	1.3 yrs	10
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$59,965 1-year earnings	+$23,467	clears the bar	$116,596	5.0 yrs	6
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$114,115	+$77,617	clears the bar	$58,970	0.8 yrs	4
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$52,228	+$15,730	clears the bar	$26,000	1.7 yrs	3
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$83,516	+$47,018	clears the bar	$22,662	0.5 yrs	2
Education	Doctoral Degree	$88,543	+$52,045	clears the bar	$63,712	1.2 yrs	1
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	First Professional Degree	$74,229	+$37,731	clears the bar	$34,500	0.9 yrs	1
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$59,609	+$23,111	clears the bar	$26,800	1.2 yrs	0
Education	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$53,406	+$16,908	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$109,057	+$72,559	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Special Education	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$68,642	+$32,144	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$45,202	+$8,704	clears the bar	$27,000	3.1 yrs	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$55,116	+$18,618	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$72,587	+$36,089	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$75,897	+$39,399	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$103,797	+$67,299	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English	First Professional Degree	$42,134 1-year earnings	+$5,636	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Library Science and Administration	First Professional Degree	$56,690	+$20,192	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	First Professional Degree	$68,039	+$31,541	clears the bar	$44,238	1.4 yrs	insufficient data
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,379	+$17,881	clears the bar	$25,103	1.4 yrs	insufficient data
Public Administration	First Professional Degree	$78,355	+$41,857	clears the bar	$38,950	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Social Work	First Professional Degree	$59,122	+$22,624	clears the bar	$46,000	2.0 yrs	insufficient data
Social Work	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$60,275	+$23,777	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
International Relations	First Professional Degree	$87,777	+$51,279	clears the bar	$41,000	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$228,486	+$191,988	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Healthcare Administration	First Professional Degree	$97,530	+$61,032	clears the bar	$41,000	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Healthcare Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$102,695	+$66,197	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$42,748	+$6,250	clears the bar	$15,625	2.5 yrs	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$63,823	+$27,325	clears the bar	$19,000	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$47,989 1-year earnings	+$11,491	clears the bar	$24,000	2.1 yrs	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$57,321	+$20,823	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Health	First Professional Degree	$77,992	+$41,494	clears the bar	$69,500	1.7 yrs	insufficient data
Public Health	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$77,434	+$40,936	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$74,745	+$38,247	clears the bar	$20,012	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Business Administration	First Professional Degree	$138,548	+$102,050	clears the bar	$49,367	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	474
Social Work	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	207
Business Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	121
Public Health	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Data Analytics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Area Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33

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.