Public · Middletown, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg: cost, debt and earnings by major
56 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $16,753
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 27%
- 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
- 4,031
- 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 | $13,038 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $8,885 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $11,750 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $17,214 |
| $110,000+ | $24,689 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (6)
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$102,874
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$93,527
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$82,162
- Management Information Systems and Services$81,794
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,292
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$53,216 (1 yr)
Associate's programs (2)
Bachelor's programs (34)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$120,729
- Computer Engineering$112,269
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$98,637
- Finance and Financial Management Services$96,714
- Nuclear Engineering$94,365
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,277
- Information Science/Studies$91,671
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,032
- Accounting and Related Services$88,192
- Mechanical Engineering$87,997
- Human Resources Management and Services$81,755
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other$81,617
- Civil Engineering$81,403
- Economics$81,228
- Marketing$79,343
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$76,246
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$75,396
- 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
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$67,399
- Biology, General$64,910
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$62,072
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$58,195
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$56,877
- Communication and Media Studies$55,505
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$53,362
- Plant Sciences$52,329
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$52,131
- English Language and Literature, General$50,299
- Psychology, General$49,543
- Sociology$49,197
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$45,943
Master's programs (14)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$166,387
- Information Science/Studies$158,815
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$139,676
- Mechanical Engineering$114,915 (1 yr)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$111,392 (1 yr)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$111,065
- Homeland Security$106,535
- Human Resources Management and Services$103,541
- Public Administration$87,710
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$69,663
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$69,658 (1 yr)
- Curriculum and Instruction$62,403
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$56,114
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$47,359 (1 yr)