Private nonprofit · Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes University: cost, debt and earnings by major
28 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $25,799
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 59%
- 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
- 1,985
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $26,682
- 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 | $24,537 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $30,852 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $30,358 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $30,851 |
| $110,000+ | $32,383 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (16)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$92,034
- Engineering, General$86,308
- Mechanical Engineering$79,326
- Accounting and Related Services$75,468
- Finance and Financial Management Services$72,961
- Marketing$71,501
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$70,039
- Sociology$58,006
- Biology, General$57,332
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$57,020
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$52,234
- Psychology, General$48,033
- Education, General$46,664 (1 yr)
- Communication and Media Studies$39,923 (1 yr)
- English Language and Literature, General$38,095 (1 yr)
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other$32,546 (1 yr)
Master's programs (8)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$127,350
- Educational Administration and Supervision$104,444
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$95,365
- Education, General$68,953
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$65,331
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$62,352 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$59,548
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$37,334