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Pennsylvania State University-World Campus: cost, debt and earnings by major
100 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $12,651
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 51%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 91%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 7,877
- 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 | $10,210 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $11,697 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $11,566 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $15,234 |
| $110,000+ | $20,395 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (13)
- 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
- Accounting and Related Services$87,526
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$82,162
- Management Information Systems and Services$81,794
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,292
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$63,384
- Journalism$63,138
- Plant Sciences$62,775 (1 yr)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$53,216 (1 yr)
- Finance and Financial Management Services$52,980 (1 yr)
- Hospitality Administration/Management$51,779 (1 yr)
Associate's programs (6)
- Information Science/Studies$69,394
- Business/Commerce, General$61,596
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$60,464
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$54,654
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$40,545
- Human Resources Management and Services$40,234 (1 yr)
Bachelor's programs (44)
- 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
- 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
- Economics$81,228
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$81,092
- Marketing$79,343
- Mathematics$77,336
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$76,246
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$75,396
- Agricultural Business and Management$73,471
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,218
- International Relations and National Security Studies$71,001
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$69,540
- Biological and Physical Sciences$69,102
- Political Science and Government$68,918
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$68,734 (1 yr)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$66,876
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other$66,866
- Philosophy$65,675
- Business/Commerce, General$65,292
- Biology, General$64,910
- Journalism$62,336
- Non-Professional Legal Studies$60,745
- Social Sciences, General$59,883
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$58,195
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$56,877
- Business/Corporate Communications$55,840
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$55,741
- Communication and Media Studies$55,505
- History$52,871
- English Language and Literature, General$50,299
- Animal Sciences$49,772
- Psychology, General$49,543
- Research and Experimental Psychology$48,348
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$45,943
- Visual and Performing Arts, General$45,170
- Fine and Studio Arts$40,036
Master's programs (36)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$166,387
- Information Science/Studies$158,815
- Physics$150,865
- Systems Engineering$145,507
- Computer Engineering$140,393
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$139,676
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$138,103 (1 yr)
- Computational Science$137,367
- Statistics$129,392
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$127,665
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$119,536 (1 yr)
- Manufacturing Engineering$118,435 (1 yr)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$117,728
- Mechanical Engineering$114,915 (1 yr)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$111,392 (1 yr)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$111,065
- Accounting and Related Services$110,498
- Engineering, Other$107,278
- Homeland Security$106,535
- Human Resources Management and Services$103,541
- Geography and Cartography$102,798
- Applied Mathematics$102,245 (1 yr)
- Psychology, Other$99,841
- Marketing$91,554 (1 yr)
- Public Health$90,383
- Public Administration$87,710
- Community Organization and Advocacy$84,981
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$83,910 (1 yr)
- Educational/Instructional Media Design$80,769 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$69,663
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$69,658 (1 yr)
- Educational Administration and Supervision$63,797
- Special Education and Teaching$63,109
- Curriculum and Instruction$62,403
- Nutrition Sciences$60,104 (1 yr)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$47,359 (1 yr)
Graduate certificate programs (1)
- Geography and Cartography$72,514 (1 yr)