Public · Altoona, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona: cost, debt and earnings by major
34 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $21,714
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 16%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 98%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,367
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $24,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 4.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $15,732 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $16,221 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $15,559 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $19,953 |
| $110,000+ | $29,007 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (7)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$108,264
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$102,874
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$93,527
- Management Information Systems and Services$81,794
- Engineering, General$74,477 (1 yr)
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$63,384
- Finance and Financial Management Services$52,980 (1 yr)
Associate's programs (3)
Bachelor's programs (24)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$120,729
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$98,637
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,032
- Accounting and Related Services$88,192
- Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$81,835
- Civil Engineering$81,403
- Mathematics$77,336
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$73,308
- Biological and Physical Sciences$69,102
- Political Science and Government$68,918
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$67,399
- Business/Commerce, General$65,292
- Biology, General$64,910
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$60,193
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$58,195
- Design and Applied Arts$58,105
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$56,877
- Communication and Media Studies$55,505
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$53,362
- History$52,871
- English Language and Literature, General$50,299
- Psychology, General$49,543
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$45,943
- Visual and Performing Arts, General$45,170