Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
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Graduation rate: 50.9% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of the normal time (CollegesRef 2026–27 edition). 65.9% return for a second year. Median earnings: $71,762 a year for former students who received federal aid, ten years after they started college.
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus has 100 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Computer and Information Sciences, General (master's), where graduates earn a median $166,387 four years after finishing, against $126,240 for the same field nationally.
Federal data from IPEDS and the U.S. College Scorecard, not student reviews.
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Transfer-out rate
First-time, full-time students who transferred to another college
Median earnings
$71,762
Former students who received federal aid
What Pennsylvania State University-World Campus graduates earn against what they borrow and what the degree costs after grants.
| Latest official data | This college | Similar colleges |
|---|---|---|
| Median earningsFormer students, 10 years after startingSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data | $71,762 | $71,762 |
| Typical federal debtGraduates who borrowed; about $278 a month on a 10-year planSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data | $24,500 | $24,500 |
| Years to pay back4 years of average net price ($12,651 a year), paid with 10% of median earningsSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data | 7.1 years | 9.3 years |
Similar colleges: the median of 36 public four-year colleges in Pennsylvania with the same figures reported. Payback is illustrative: it ignores interest, taxes and living costs, and earnings vary by major. Check a loan payment against earnings.
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, latest data
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 72 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
Highest-earning programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 2 | $84,461 | $120,729 | $85,00042% above | $22,250 |
| Computer Engineering | 40 | $85,528 | $112,269 | $104,7857% above | $27,000 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 102 | $73,501 | $98,637 | $80,32223% above | $26,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 82 | $69,230 | $96,714 | $77,31225% above | $22,147 |
| Information Science/Studies | 91 | $68,240 | $91,671 | $81,11713% above | $23,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 51 | $82,877 | $91,032 | $86,0206% above | $23,749 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 73 | $64,480 | $88,192 | $73,05421% above | $25,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 0 | $75,796 | $87,997 | $91,2854% below | $24,250 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 111 | $62,246 | $81,755 | $67,02522% above | $25,000 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 38 | $44,357 | $81,617 | $67,04022% above | $25,000 |
| Economics | 58 | $60,469 | $81,228 | $79,3102% above | $21,500 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 0 | $56,396 | $81,092 | $60,37934% above | $24,250 |
| Marketing | 36 | $58,892 | $79,343 | $66,54219% above | $24,352 |
| Mathematics | 1 | $67,059 | $77,336 | $70,6289% above | $23,250 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 37 | $55,985 | $76,246 | $62,02723% above | $24,218 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 27 | $55,314 | $75,396 | $58,51829% above | $24,959 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 18 | $54,078 | $73,471 | $65,39612% above | $22,598 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 0 | $56,682 | $72,218 | $64,59012% above | $26,375 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 24 | $47,319 | $71,001 | $66,1227% above | $21,500 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | 9 | $57,028 | $69,540 | $54,31328% above | $25,000 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 1 | $40,786 | $69,102 | $59,85715% above | $23,601 |
| Political Science and Government | 30 | $46,124 | $68,918 | $61,61312% above | $23,250 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | 22 | $68,734 | N/A | $42,93060% above | $34,750 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 2 | $49,422 | $66,876 | $48,48438% above | $22,250 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 37 | $38,911 | $66,866 | $58,25015% above | $23,000 |
| Philosophy | 0 | $39,593 | $65,675 | $56,78616% above | $26,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 165 | $52,236 | $65,292 | $64,0162% above | $23,873 |
| Biology, General | 1 | $38,378 | $64,910 | $57,55813% above | $23,250 |
| Journalism | 0 | $44,298 | $62,336 | $54,37815% above | $25,000 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | 25 | $53,147 | $60,745 | $65,3887% below | $25,000 |
| Social Sciences, General | 37 | $57,562 | $59,883 | $52,09515% above | $29,750 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 4 | $34,927 | $58,195 | $52,02012% above | $24,179 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 69 | $41,573 | $56,877 | $54,4694% above | $24,180 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | 1 | $39,635 | $55,840 | $65,89815% below | $25,000 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | 10 | $44,488 | $55,741 | $49,42413% above | $23,810 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 18 | $45,444 | $55,505 | $53,8253% above | $22,488 |
| History | 36 | $37,190 | $52,871 | $50,3875% above | $21,921 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 0 | $35,537 | $50,299 | $48,7733% above | $23,361 |
| Animal Sciences | 1 | $42,284 | $49,772 | $49,6560% above | $21,500 |
| Psychology, General | 182 | $37,593 | $49,543 | $50,0661% below | $23,642 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 2 | $33,367 | $48,348 | $56,28214% below | $20,500 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 48 | $38,150 | $45,943 | $47,2693% below | $26,000 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 0 | N/A | $45,170 | $41,11310% above | N/A |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 0 | $30,936 | $40,036 | $41,5504% below | $26,000 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Science/Studies | 0 | $49,860 | $69,394 | $57,64320% above | N/A |
| Business/Commerce, General | 51 | $38,044 | $61,596 | $49,13425% above | $13,687 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | 34 | $57,972 | $60,464 | $45,63732% above | $15,250 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 38 | $39,818 | $54,654 | $42,77428% above | $16,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 13 | $38,145 | $40,545 | $34,75017% above | $19,500 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 9 | $40,234 | N/A | $45,69112% below | N/A |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 13 | $133,941 | $166,387 | $126,24032% above | N/A |
| Information Science/Studies | 43 | $129,630 | $158,815 | $102,11856% above | $41,000 |
| Physics | 16 | $106,704 | $150,865 | $111,17336% above | N/A |
| Systems Engineering | 35 | $112,580 | $145,507 | $144,0121% above | $38,146 |
| Computer Engineering | 45 | $131,945 | $140,393 | $134,3415% above | $35,500 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 146 | $116,437 | $139,676 | $123,57313% above | $28,431 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 36 | $138,103 | N/A | $79,89073% above | N/A |
| Computational Science | 87 | $120,316 | $137,367 | $145,8206% below | $26,776 |
| Statistics | 49 | $117,206 | $129,392 | $130,2841% below | N/A |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 368 | $122,042 | $127,665 | $95,12734% above | $44,875 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 34 | $119,536 | N/A | $98,32022% above | $36,202 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 30 | $118,435 | N/A | $94,16026% above | N/A |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 19 | $107,187 | $117,728 | $120,3382% below | $41,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 9 | $114,915 | N/A | $98,10117% above | N/A |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 16 | $111,392 | N/A | $114,4153% below | N/A |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 22 | $81,337 | $111,065 | $89,92824% above | $48,158 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 22 | $81,321 | $110,498 | $93,22819% above | $20,500 |
| Engineering, Other | 36 | $95,734 | $107,278 | $117,7029% below | $40,650 |
| Homeland Security | 97 | $84,946 | $106,535 | $93,52114% above | $39,600 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 104 | $92,380 | $103,541 | $85,19222% above | $41,000 |
| Geography and Cartography | 89 | $79,400 | $102,798 | $83,25623% above | $36,671 |
| Applied Mathematics | 15 | $102,245 | N/A | $87,33617% above | $35,625 |
| Psychology, Other | 40 | $107,800 | $99,841 | $67,98547% above | N/A |
| Marketing | 22 | $91,554 | N/A | $67,73635% above | $33,000 |
| Public Health | 8 | $62,094 | $90,383 | $78,99814% above | $20,500 |
| Public Administration | 49 | $74,027 | $87,710 | $77,17514% above | $44,375 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | 9 | $80,894 | $84,981 | $61,63338% above | N/A |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 21 | $83,910 | N/A | $64,68330% above | N/A |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | 18 | $80,769 | N/A | $65,61923% above | N/A |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 0 | $61,781 | $69,663 | $62,45012% above | N/A |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 32 | $69,658 | N/A | $55,06127% above | N/A |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 37 | $57,192 | $63,797 | $69,9449% below | $35,314 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 59 | $60,560 | $63,109 | $63,0580% above | $35,499 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 51 | $59,068 | $62,403 | $60,8073% above | $31,500 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 21 | $60,104 | N/A | $55,5538% above | N/A |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 18 | $47,359 | N/A | $56,87517% below | $30,750 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 14 | $95,718 | $108,264 | $72,12950% above | $18,750 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 87 | $72,546 | $102,874 | $60,30571% above | $26,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 26 | $60,044 | $93,527 | $44,022112% above | $23,750 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 0 | N/A | $87,526 | $45,40393% above | N/A |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | 0 | $61,875 | $82,162 | N/A | $21,000 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 25 | $65,324 | $81,794 | $62,02732% above | $26,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 0 | N/A | $79,292 | $47,10068% above | N/A |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | 3 | $59,098 | $63,384 | $56,82112% above | N/A |
| Journalism | 0 | $42,179 | $63,138 | N/A | $25,125 |
| Plant Sciences | 45 | $62,775 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 3 | $53,216 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 14 | $52,980 | N/A | $52,9100% above | $26,945 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 0 | $51,779 | N/A | $47,7818% above | $21,500 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography and Cartography | 135 | $72,514 | N/A | $58,72623% above | $20,500 |
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