WhatGradsMake
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What Pennsylvania State University (The) graduates make

Median salaries by major and degree level, 1–10 years after graduation. Click any program for percentiles, national comparison and the payback calculator.

Bachelor's (145)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Accounting and Related Services$62,160$95,355$129,276
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$76,607$102,941$127,903
Agricultural Business and Management$51,480$73,484$86,929
Agricultural Engineering$69,229$87,934$108,554
Agricultural Mechanization$53,862$77,666$96,354
Agricultural Public Services$51,411$63,394$69,536
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$44,018$62,572$79,024
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other$55,621$80,540
Agriculture, General$39,119$55,219$65,986
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs$30,211$67,254$97,992
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$28,276$57,471$66,779
Animal Sciences$36,604$56,877$78,615
Anthropology$30,491$48,809$63,477
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$44,928$59,146$74,251
Archeology$30,647$41,887
Architectural Engineering$74,321$98,036$122,476
Architecture$56,196$74,888$91,718
Architecture and Related Services$56,083$72,037$89,701
Area Studies$34,840$49,659$74,110
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies$36,674$55,504$70,497
Astronomy and Astrophysics$38,692$70,441$107,201
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$39,413$65,263$90,071
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$39,139$68,346$103,997
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$34,804$70,014$97,812
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other$32,800$74,540$92,515
Biological and Physical Sciences$35,424$74,843$123,380
Biology, General$35,195$67,432$101,372
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians$53,901$72,442$103,903
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$71,778$97,575$151,115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,275$84,666$107,097
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$59,587$90,061$120,059
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$71,815$110,938
Business/Commerce, General$68,249$86,367$69,154
Business/Managerial Economics$48,795$77,013$115,590
Chemical Engineering$82,659$106,531$132,620
Chemistry$46,435$70,402$106,041
Civil Engineering$68,024$86,131$108,823
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$28,392$48,276$67,426
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$27,971$68,270$73,302
Communication and Media Studies$39,818$62,669$80,101
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$42,234$68,164$88,425
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other$39,577$63,335$85,023
Computer Engineering$80,420$114,727$138,651
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$72,475$101,725$133,657
Computer and Information Sciences, General$83,436$115,495$146,638
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$76,335$115,004
Criminal Justice and Corrections$36,024$60,704$79,503
Design and Applied Arts$46,826$73,157$100,222
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$32,300$51,223$65,382
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$48,030$64,546$96,791
Economics$55,778$89,916$123,009
Education$43,140$61,155$69,100
Educational Administration and Supervision$78,372$83,018$87,772
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research$39,242$68,363
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$76,917$105,113$132,482
Engineering$75,690$99,582$125,088
Engineering Science$73,347$101,141$137,045
Engineering, Other$70,108$99,629$127,147
English Language and Literature, General$34,916$57,861$72,801
English Language and Literature/Letters$34,953$58,000$73,299
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$67,835$100,908
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$67,042$86,367$106,316
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$37,821$58,632$68,098
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$32,016$55,987$67,288
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$33,429$55,555$75,634
Finance and Financial Management Services$70,194$109,392$157,645
Fine and Studio Arts$31,294$49,659$62,376
Food Science and Technology$58,288$81,175$105,406
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$30,204$64,231$79,226
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$45,381$65,343$83,517
Forestry$42,033$61,751$76,123
Geography and Cartography$42,709$62,818$78,026
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$51,505$84,219$105,035
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,784$63,134$104,709
Health Professions and Related Programs$59,403$74,226$90,023
Health and Medical Administrative Services$48,191$75,468$98,288
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$27,484$63,422$159,685
History$33,707$56,677$74,768
History$33,707$56,677$74,768
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$40,206$66,097$82,812
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other$75,940$109,506$141,116
Hospitality Administration/Management$48,945$64,630$79,208
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$32,629$50,371$61,893
Human Resources Management and Services$53,022$79,118$103,422
Industrial Engineering$75,395$101,143$130,426
Information Science/Studies$70,964$99,349$131,598
Insurance$50,676$72,585
International Business$52,413$94,247$125,175
International Relations and National Security Studies$46,435$72,296$97,497
Journalism$38,051$61,364$79,547
Landscape Architecture$55,948$68,350$87,070
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$48,878$64,402$99,052
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$48,878$64,402$99,052
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$34,188$55,464$65,081
Management Information Systems and Services$63,903$97,518$118,859
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$69,037$100,694$137,553
Marketing$55,973$87,772$118,569
Materials Sciences$72,128$90,815$120,677
Mathematics$62,064$91,378$114,199
Mathematics and Statistics$62,778$93,006$116,786
Mechanical Engineering$77,398$100,162$125,234
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$40,103$69,601$96,791
Mining and Mineral Engineering$90,454$114,734$133,464
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$34,040$72,271$112,689
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$31,266$61,518$76,359
Music$29,388$44,334$68,310
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$39,695$61,435$79,646
Natural Resources and Conservation$37,174$56,934$72,814
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other$30,317$47,277$62,487
Nuclear Engineering$79,571$102,472$131,115
Nutrition Sciences$28,818$62,597
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology$33,434$61,593$77,075
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$35,566$54,736$69,969
Petroleum Engineering$94,851$116,440$223,702
Pharmacology and Toxicology$37,592$76,435$97,592
Philosophy$33,408$59,368$83,105
Philosophy and Religious Studies$33,655$58,440$78,320
Physical Sciences$49,399$77,847$103,978
Physics$52,527$74,560$116,620
Plant Sciences$39,000$49,399$60,927
Political Science and Government$40,555$68,091$98,842
Psychology$35,367$57,371$77,734
Psychology, General$35,367$57,371$77,734
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,410$78,752$105,989
Real Estate$43,722$75,329$72,585
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$75,205$86,507$98,611
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$33,039$55,713$64,303
Religion/Religious Studies$34,573$54,453$65,081
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$37,592$67,042$84,962
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$48,027$68,919$85,395
Science Technologies/Technicians$53,901$72,442$103,903
Security Science and Technology$45,946$67,669$83,243
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$48,487$60,590$78,372
Social Sciences$46,251$73,531$98,078
Sociology$34,958$57,719$75,717
Soil Sciences$59,422$68,249
Special Education and Teaching$50,311$62,762$67,942
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$31,850$66,268$80,947
Statistics$65,319$97,859$129,828
Surveying Engineering$62,818$79,787$99,192
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$42,084$61,090$69,240
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$42,769$58,627$66,877
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences$37,132$63,950$95,990
Visual and Performing Arts$33,447$54,039$69,500
Visual and Performing Arts, General$33,439$58,497$73,979

Master's (22)

Associate (10)

Doctoral (Research) (20)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$62,224$104,748$124,801
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$53,193$80,710$110,938
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$179,546$182,178$190,414
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$74,586$85,412$103,464
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$137,383$177,057$226,504
Education$80,682$95,603$110,302
Engineering$101,631$135,252$160,996
English Language and Literature/Letters$60,304$74,110$89,036
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$68,249$95,274$124,500
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$68,274$78,634$84,460
Health Professions and Related Programs$98,712$114,831$128,416
History$51,851$78,439$82,300
Mathematics and Statistics$91,284$122,394$140,208
Natural Resources and Conservation$65,986$98,232
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology$76,435$92,587$112,107
Philosophy and Religious Studies$56,877$73,442
Physical Sciences$72,087$113,053$135,810
Psychology$68,291$97,725$109,828
Social Sciences$78,429$94,589$106,080
Visual and Performing Arts$62,818$72,585

Doctoral (Professional) (4)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Health Professions and Related Programs$67,204$107,201$421,568
Law$60,837$97,992$137,412
Legal Professions and Studies$60,837$97,992$137,412
Medicine$67,204$107,201$421,568