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University Park, PA ยท 22 campuses

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Employer, job title and found-employed figures are reported for the whole system. Each campus page carries federal data for that campus.

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is this system's primary reporting campus. Pennsylvania. Primary campus figures carry the federal data below.

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Federal context for Pennsylvania State University

Published by the federal government for federally aided students at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, this system's primary reporting campus.

Median earnings 1 year after

$54,468

Median earnings 4 years after

$76,659

Median earnings 10 years after

$63,435

Average net price

$32,875

Completion rate

86%

Completions (2024)

14,594

Median earnings after completing, by program

ProgramMedian earnings, 1yrMedian earnings, 4yrGraduates counted
Information Science/Studies$66,209$91,6711,098
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,955$91,032952
Business/Commerce, General$45,110$65,292917
Psychology, General$32,408$49,543753
Mechanical Engineering$69,772$87,997648
Criminal Justice and Corrections$37,240$56,877580
Finance and Financial Management Services$68,552$96,714571
Accounting and Related Services$63,425$88,192525
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$73,941$98,637449
Economics$55,418$81,228444
Business Administration, Management and Operations$106,923$127,665427
Biology, General$33,417$64,910392
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$45,795$53,362388
Marketing$50,729$79,343384
Civil Engineering$67,966$81,403369

Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release, reported for Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. College Scorecard and IPEDS report some multi-campus systems as one shared figure rather than per campus, so these figures may already cover more than this one campus. Earnings cover federally aided students only, so they do not cover every graduate.

Awards conferred, by program

Awards conferred at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus in 2024, from IPEDS completions.
ProgramAwards
Finance, General533
Psychology, General512
Information Science/Studies427
Computer and Information Sciences, General426
Marketing/Marketing Management, General393
Mechanical Engineering385
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics340
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other330
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other319
Biology/Biological Sciences, General299

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Sources: federal figures for Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. This system groups 22 IPEDS unit IDs that share a federal OPEID and a common name, because a graduate's public profile names the school, not the campus unit ID. Federal figures from College Scorecard and IPEDS, reported for the primary campus. Counts under 10 are not published.

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