Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit
Of 26 assessed programs, 25 leave graduates out-earning a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 45 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $25,062 |
| $30k to $48k | $23,440 |
| $48k to $75k | $26,432 |
| $75k to $110k | $27,843 |
| $110k and up | $31,638 |
| All families (average) | $27,743 |
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.
26 of 71 programs could be assessed 37% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $59,548 | +$23,050 | clears the bar | $16,045 | 0.7 yrs | 175 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $92,034 | +$55,536 | clears the bar | $24,990 | 0.4 yrs | 134 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $127,350 | +$90,852 | clears the bar | $41,390 | 0.5 yrs | 122 |
| Pharmacy | First Professional Degree | $137,560 | +$101,062 | clears the bar | $66,000 | 0.7 yrs | 63 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $104,444 | +$67,946 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 57 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $57,020 | +$20,522 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.3 yrs | 50 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $79,326 | +$42,828 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.6 yrs | 42 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,033 | +$11,535 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 2.3 yrs | 39 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $37,334 | +$836 | clears the bar | $36,000 | 43.1 yrs | 33 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $95,365 | +$58,867 | clears the bar | $39,600 | 0.7 yrs | 33 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,332 | +$20,834 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.3 yrs | 32 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $52,234 | +$15,736 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.7 yrs | 29 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $72,961 | +$36,463 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.7 yrs | 20 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $65,331 | +$28,833 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,006 | +$21,508 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.2 yrs | 19 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $70,039 | +$33,541 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.8 yrs | 18 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $36,271 1-year earnings | -$227 | falls short | $26,885 | insufficient data | 14 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $145,853 | +$109,355 | clears the bar | $37,070 | 0.3 yrs | 13 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $75,468 | +$38,970 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 0.7 yrs | 13 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $71,501 | +$35,003 | clears the bar | $25,625 | 0.7 yrs | 11 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $83,041 1-year earnings | +$46,543 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | $62,713 1-year earnings | +$26,215 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | $45,273 1-year earnings | +$8,775 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 3.1 yrs | insufficient data |
| Education | Master's Degree | $68,953 | +$32,455 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | $86,308 | +$49,810 | clears the bar | $25,662 | 0.5 yrs | insufficient data |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $118,833 | +$82,335 | clears the bar | $38,188 | 0.5 yrs | insufficient data |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 128 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 66 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 38 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 30 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Sustainability Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Special Education | 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 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Physical Sciences, General | Bachelor's 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.