Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit

All 52 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498/yr). Another 107 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$17,823
$30k to $48k	$16,496
$48k to $75k	$20,923
$75k to $110k	$33,389
$110k and up	$58,741
All families (average)	$43,756

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.

52 of 159 programs could be assessed 33% 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	$160,428	+$123,930	clears the bar	$40,193	0.3 yrs	270
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$131,996	+$95,498	clears the bar	$26,000	0.3 yrs	231
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$99,540	+$63,042	clears the bar	$23,250	0.4 yrs	220
Law	First Professional Degree	$129,021	+$92,523	clears the bar	$69,861	0.8 yrs	184
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$121,007	+$84,509	clears the bar	$36,369	0.4 yrs	157
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$81,497	+$44,999	clears the bar	$26,228	0.6 yrs	155
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$109,642	+$73,144	clears the bar	$27,000	0.4 yrs	140
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$100,288	+$63,790	clears the bar	$26,497	0.4 yrs	124
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$120,207	+$83,709	clears the bar	$25,858	0.3 yrs	109
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$83,179	+$46,681	clears the bar	$25,620	0.5 yrs	106
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$73,684	+$37,186	clears the bar	$21,500	0.6 yrs	105
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$102,222	+$65,724	clears the bar	$26,747	0.4 yrs	82
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,556	+$61,058	clears the bar	$25,995	0.4 yrs	77
Accounting	Master's Degree	$104,120	+$67,622	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	72
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$73,933	+$37,435	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	71
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$81,038	+$44,540	clears the bar	$27,000	0.6 yrs	62
Management Science	Master's Degree	$115,618 1-year earnings	+$79,120	clears the bar	$39,491	0.5 yrs	57
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$96,385	+$59,887	clears the bar	$38,458	0.6 yrs	52
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$103,601	+$67,103	clears the bar	$27,000	0.4 yrs	50
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,181	+$16,683	clears the bar	$25,125	1.5 yrs	49
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$119,137	+$82,639	clears the bar	$26,000	0.3 yrs	41
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$109,851	+$73,353	clears the bar	$25,000	0.3 yrs	41
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	$131,911	+$95,413	clears the bar	$27,000	0.3 yrs	41
Nursing	Master's Degree	$125,445	+$88,947	clears the bar	$69,358	0.8 yrs	38
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$65,719	+$29,221	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	37
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$130,585	+$94,087	clears the bar	$26,000	0.3 yrs	31
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$117,229	+$80,731	clears the bar	$27,000	0.3 yrs	28
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$128,221	+$91,723	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$94,964	+$58,466	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	28
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$114,211	+$77,713	clears the bar	$27,000	0.3 yrs	28
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$67,060	+$30,562	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$65,344	+$28,846	clears the bar	$40,249	1.4 yrs	26
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$108,449	+$71,951	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	$143,746	+$107,248	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$123,614	+$87,116	clears the bar	$27,000	0.3 yrs	23
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$103,700	+$67,202	clears the bar	$22,250	0.3 yrs	22
Chemistry	Master's Degree	$109,388	+$72,890	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
English	Bachelor's Degree	$67,157	+$30,659	clears the bar	$26,899	0.9 yrs	20
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$39,218 1-year earnings	+$2,720	clears the bar	$26,250	9.7 yrs	19
History	Master's Degree	$37,879 1-year earnings	+$1,381	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Physical Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$80,302	+$43,804	clears the bar	$24,223	0.6 yrs	15
English	Master's Degree	$53,191 1-year earnings	+$16,693	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$50,854 1-year earnings	+$14,356	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Theatre	Master's Degree	$49,302	+$12,804	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
History	Bachelor's Degree	$56,080	+$19,582	clears the bar	$27,000	1.4 yrs	10
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	$80,419	+$43,921	clears the bar	$33,244	0.8 yrs	5
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$118,712	+$82,214	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Taxation	Master's Degree	$170,796	+$134,298	clears the bar	$43,076	0.3 yrs	0
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	$105,945	+$69,447	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Statistics	Master's Degree	$135,775	+$99,277	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Finance	Master's Degree	$164,343	+$127,845	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Master's Degree	$82,204	+$45,706	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	129
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	108
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Applied Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Energy Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$27,000	insufficient data	18
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$26,676	insufficient data	18
Religious Institution Administration and Law	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Taxation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biochemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biochemical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
International Relations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Materials Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Theology and Ministry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Journalism	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Electrical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Management Information Systems	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Communications Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	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
Civil Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Applied Statistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theology and Ministry	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Political Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theatre	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering Mechanics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechanical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electromechanical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Energy Systems Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
English	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Classical and Ancient Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	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
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Operations Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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.