Bachelor's+4% vs national median252 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College
Ranked 145th of 391 bachelor's programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$66,891
middle 50%: $57,334 – $76,885
Median · 5 years out
$78,433
middle 50%: $65,759 – $96,671
Median · 10 years out
$94,732
middle 50%: $71,441 – $115,056
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health Professions graduates at Penn State Behrend earn a median $67k in their first year. By year 10, median earnings reach $95k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
4.9 yrs
≈ $5,231 total interest
Same major at other universities
Kennesaw State University
$78,955 · 5 yrs out
Valparaiso University
$78,796 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$78,574 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$78,538 · 5 yrs out
Aurora University
$78,523 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$78,447 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$78,411 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$78,377 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$78,237 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$78,033 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Aiken
$77,554 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$77,538 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$102,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$101,968 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$100,616 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$98,769 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,088 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,253 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$92,296 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's)
$91,385 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$90,845 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$89,501 · 5 yrs out
Polymer/Plastics Engineering (Bachelor's)
$88,324 · 5 yrs out
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