Public · Erie, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College: cost, debt and earnings by major
47 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $23,165
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 47%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 97%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 3,240
- 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 | $16,269 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $15,711 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $17,168 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $23,716 |
| $110,000+ | $30,059 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (8)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$108,264
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$102,874
- Accounting and Related Services$87,526
- Management Information Systems and Services$81,794
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,292
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$63,384
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$53,216 (1 yr)
- Finance and Financial Management Services$52,980 (1 yr)
Associate's programs (3)
Bachelor's programs (32)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$120,729
- Computer Engineering$112,269
- Industrial Engineering$104,758
- Computer Science$101,854
- Finance and Financial Management Services$96,714
- Management Information Systems and Services$95,935
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,277
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,032
- Accounting and Related Services$88,192
- Mechanical Engineering$87,997
- Polymer/Plastics Engineering$87,636
- Physics$81,763
- Economics$81,228
- Marketing$79,343
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$79,342
- Mathematics$77,336
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$74,494 (1 yr)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$73,308
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,218
- Biological and Physical Sciences$69,102
- Political Science and Government$68,918
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$66,876
- Chemistry$65,230
- Biology, General$64,910
- Nutrition Sciences$63,010
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$60,193
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$58,195
- 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
Master's programs (4)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$127,665
- Manufacturing Engineering$118,435 (1 yr)
- Accounting and Related Services$110,498
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$56,114