University of Scranton

Scranton, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit

Of 32 assessed programs, 31 leave graduates out-earning a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 76 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$23,896
$30k to $48k	$23,407
$48k to $75k	$23,912
$75k to $110k	$29,482
$110k and up	$39,348
All families (average)	$32,568

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.

32 of 108 programs could be assessed 30% 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	$118,200	+$81,702	clears the bar	$35,011	0.4 yrs	90
Accounting	Master's Degree	$92,322	+$55,824	clears the bar	$30,561	0.5 yrs	84
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$93,756	+$57,258	clears the bar	$57,799	1.0 yrs	76
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$105,353	+$68,855	clears the bar	$27,000	0.4 yrs	74
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,774	+$28,276	clears the bar	$27,000	1.0 yrs	66
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$85,423	+$48,925	clears the bar	$22,451	0.5 yrs	63
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$93,677	+$57,179	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	63
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$79,700	+$43,202	clears the bar	$27,000	0.6 yrs	51
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$100,962	+$64,464	clears the bar	$26,423	0.4 yrs	46
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$80,611	+$44,113	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	42
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,088	+$17,590	clears the bar	$26,131	1.5 yrs	40
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$63,483	+$26,985	clears the bar	$27,000	1.0 yrs	36
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$86,514	+$50,016	clears the bar	$41,972	0.8 yrs	34
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$60,846	+$24,348	clears the bar	$27,000	1.1 yrs	30
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$25,057 1-year earnings	-$11,441	falls short	$27,000	insufficient data	30
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	$52,172	+$15,674	clears the bar	$26,000	1.7 yrs	30
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$63,410	+$26,912	clears the bar	$27,000	1.0 yrs	29
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$83,756	+$47,258	clears the bar	$26,000	0.6 yrs	29
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$72,038	+$35,540	clears the bar	$25,409	0.7 yrs	27
History	Bachelor's Degree	$68,443	+$31,945	clears the bar	$22,375	0.7 yrs	24
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$76,932	+$40,434	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	23
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$53,762	+$17,264	clears the bar	$26,000	1.5 yrs	22
Finance	Master's Degree	$118,845	+$82,347	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$55,859	+$19,361	clears the bar	$46,445	2.4 yrs	14
Nursing	Master's Degree	$137,996 1-year earnings	+$101,498	clears the bar	$50,865	0.5 yrs	14
English	Bachelor's Degree	$69,349	+$32,851	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$52,699	+$16,201	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$98,369	+$61,871	clears the bar	$25,500	0.4 yrs	7
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$47,302	+$10,804	clears the bar	$25,000	2.3 yrs	5
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$61,487	+$24,989	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$86,961	+$50,463	clears the bar	$33,235	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$87,408	+$50,910	clears the bar	$76,753	1.5 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$27,000	insufficient data	22
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
International Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$26,000	insufficient data	8
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Sociology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Accounting	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

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.