Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is a public college in University Park, PA. Its average net price is $33,675 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $22,193 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $21,267 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $25,458 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $31,948 |
| $110,001 and up | $39,140 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $60,829 |
| 8 years after entry | $67,644 |
| 10 years after entry | $71,762 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $64,480 n=460 | $26,000 n=443 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $79,268 n=113 | $27,000 n=145 |
| Agricultural Business | $54,078 n=113 | $25,000 n=105 |
| Agricultural Engineering | $70,081 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $26,157 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Agricultural Public Services | $45,991 National median for this major n=576 | Not published |
| Agriculture, General | $42,740 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $21,492 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs | $37,406 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $23,499 Small program - rough guide n=98 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Animal Sciences | $42,284 n=117 | $22,375 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | $26,700 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | $57,028 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Archeology | $30,319 National median for this major n=144 | Not published |
| Architectural Engineering | $78,742 n=115 | $31,000 n=119 |
| Architecture | $62,516 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $29,000 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $37,052 National median for this major n=3,388 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | $27,500 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $51,331 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $24,000 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $47,090 Small program - rough guide n=90 | $27,000 n=119 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | $44,357 n=299 | $26,000 n=522 |
| Biology | $38,378 n=403 | $25,000 n=560 |
| Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians | $62,001 National median for this major n=63 | Not published |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $77,736 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $27,000 n=124 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $56,682 Small program - rough guide n=92 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Business and Commerce | $52,236 n=757 | $26,000 n=707 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | $72,869 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $24,250 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | $39,635 n=100 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=94 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $84,660 n=166 | $26,973 n=136 |
| Chemistry | $48,918 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $24,500 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Civil Engineering | $70,399 n=349 | $26,000 n=277 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $25,000 n=163 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | $38,911 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $27,125 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Communications | $45,444 n=277 | $24,500 n=232 |
| Computer Engineering | $85,528 n=171 | $27,000 n=163 |
| Computer Science | $84,461 n=377 | $22,985 n=477 |
| Computer Science | $70,117 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $23,300 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | $84,115 Small program - rough guide n=68 | Not published |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $73,501 n=469 | $26,000 n=499 |
| Criminal Justice | $41,573 n=582 | $25,000 n=646 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Processing | $56,601 National median for this major n=156 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | $26,500 Small program - rough guide n=98 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $41,905 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $36,889 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,469 n=392 | $23,599 n=326 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | $39,674 National median for this major n=116 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,304 n=281 | $27,000 n=208 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | $71,604 n=174 | $26,250 n=121 |
| Engineering | $67,873 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Engineering Science | $85,125 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Engineering, Other | $69,862 Small program - rough guide n=63 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $35,537 n=117 | $26,000 n=137 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $62,105 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $23,298 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Environmental Conservation | $47,703 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | $26,944 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $43,384 National median for this major n=1,509 | $34,750 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $35,470 Small program - rough guide n=78 | $22,750 n=102 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $69,230 n=535 | $23,035 n=666 |
| Food Science and Technology | $59,787 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $21,430 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Forestry | $46,339 National median for this major n=1,230 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $45,907 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | $40,570 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $56,396 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $25,475 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | $42,366 National median for this major n=288 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $55,314 n=229 | $25,342 n=199 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $36,985 National median for this major n=2,289 | $14,375 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| History | $37,190 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $25,000 n=109 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $54,818 n=151 | $25,899 n=101 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,150 n=268 | $27,000 n=301 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $62,246 n=386 | $25,250 n=403 |
| Industrial Engineering | $81,854 n=162 | $25,625 n=138 |
| Information Science/Studies | $68,240 n=966 | $25,000 n=769 |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $47,319 n=137 | $22,000 n=138 |
| Journalism | $44,298 n=218 | $25,000 n=189 |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $34,927 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $68,666 n=122 | $25,437 n=103 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $63,116 n=192 | $24,016 n=170 |
| Marketing | $58,892 n=372 | $25,000 n=456 |
| Materials Sciences | $75,929 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $21,670 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Mathematics | $67,059 Small program - rough guide n=92 | $23,756 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $75,796 n=598 | $25,000 n=620 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $70,820 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | $26,921 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | $84,934 National median for this major n=169 | Not published |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | $28,750 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | $26,081 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation, Other | $30,902 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Natural Sciences | $40,786 n=151 | $25,125 n=185 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $53,147 Small program - rough guide n=45 | Not published |
| Nuclear Engineering | $76,869 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Nutrition Sciences | $29,775 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Petroleum Engineering | $91,915 National median for this major n=586 | Not published |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | $46,329 National median for this major n=148 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $39,593 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $26,552 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Physics | $55,968 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Plant Sciences | $37,667 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Political Science and Government | $46,124 n=229 | $25,000 n=271 |
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering | $74,572 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Psychology | $37,593 n=720 | $26,000 n=1,141 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $53,031 National median for this major n=1,940 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $55,985 n=317 | $25,000 n=341 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $49,422 n=215 | $23,250 n=195 |
| Recreation Management | $44,488 n=108 | $25,000 n=107 |
| Registered Nursing | $82,877 n=769 | $27,000 n=649 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,413 n=168 | $25,000 n=161 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $33,367 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $21,762 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $50,926 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $25,480 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Science, Technology and Society | $47,447 National median for this major n=688 | Not published |
| Security Science and Technology | $54,657 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $57,562 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $33,775 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Sociology | $43,918 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $38,359 n=192 | $27,000 n=342 |
| Statistics | $55,273 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Studio Art | $30,936 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $26,577 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Surveying Engineering | $64,206 National median for this major n=63 | Not published |
| Sustainability Studies | $44,710 National median for this major n=1,415 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $47,516 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $24,000 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Teaching | $44,879 n=414 | $26,950 n=503 |
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences | $41,859 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
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