Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, PA, United States
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania has 34 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Business Administration, Management and Operations (master's), where graduates earn a median $94,657 four years after finishing, against $95,127 for the same field nationally.
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$58,077
Former students who received federal aid
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physics | 1 | N/A | $91,610 | $78,86416% above | N/A |
| Computer Engineering | 20 | $73,772 | $90,384 | $104,78514% below | $21,750 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 28 | $51,478 | $73,570 | $81,42410% below | $22,747 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 48 | $54,031 | $71,432 | $77,3128% below | $22,250 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 46 | $57,476 | $70,459 | $73,0544% below | $22,250 |
| Mathematics | 17 | $48,489 | $69,153 | $70,6282% below | $23,130 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 89 | $53,421 | $68,919 | $64,5907% above | $21,348 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 13 | $46,549 | $67,926 | $62,3509% above | $24,374 |
| Marketing | 57 | $50,672 | $64,955 | $66,5422% below | $25,000 |
| Biology, General | 60 | $41,525 | $62,124 | $57,5588% above | $18,709 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 11 | N/A | $57,130 | $54,6275% above | N/A |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 51 | $41,600 | $56,376 | $54,4694% above | $24,990 |
| Political Science and Government | 19 | $46,729 | $55,295 | $61,61310% below | $23,250 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 36 | $36,349 | $54,330 | $53,0242% above | $24,979 |
| History | 32 | $39,608 | $52,310 | $50,3874% above | $21,928 |
| Psychology, General | 73 | $38,694 | $51,607 | $50,0663% above | $22,900 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 39 | $50,864 | $50,069 | $51,2582% below | $27,000 |
| Social Work | 23 | $41,388 | $49,794 | $51,8594% below | $22,456 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 82 | $46,646 | $49,039 | $47,7303% above | $21,750 |
| Sociology | 11 | $38,951 | $47,841 | $52,1058% below | $27,250 |
| Journalism | Not available | $40,436 | $47,760 | $54,37812% below | $25,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 11 | $39,960 | $43,607 | $47,0887% below | N/A |
| English Language and Literature, General | 15 | $46,183 | $41,226 | $48,77315% below | $25,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 11 | $36,112 | $39,127 | $41,5506% below | $26,000 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 76 | $74,683 | $94,657 | $95,1270% above | $27,459 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 5 | $79,157 | N/A | $63,54525% above | N/A |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 10 | $61,708 | $71,938 | $85,19216% below | N/A |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 10 | $56,263 | $58,863 | $60,8073% below | N/A |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 11 | $56,854 | $58,650 | $62,4506% below | N/A |
| Special Education and Teaching | 13 | $58,586 | N/A | $59,1661% below | N/A |
| Social Work | 33 | $53,892 | $56,543 | $62,59710% below | $28,315 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 21 | $52,316 | $55,325 | $58,9986% below | $44,309 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 21 | $54,652 | N/A | $56,8754% below | N/A |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography and Cartography | 21 | N/A | $57,518 | $59,5543% below | $22,174 |
Careers linked to the programs Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
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