Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg is a public college in Middletown, PA. Its average net price is $16,753 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 | $13,038 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $8,885 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $11,750 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $17,214 |
| $110,001 and up | $24,689 |
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 |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | $44,357 n=299 | $26,000 n=522 |
| Biology | $38,378 n=403 | $25,000 n=560 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $56,682 Small program - rough guide n=92 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Civil Engineering | $70,399 n=349 | $26,000 n=277 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $25,000 n=163 |
| 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/Information Technology Administration and Management | $73,501 n=469 | $26,000 n=499 |
| Criminal Justice | $41,573 n=582 | $25,000 n=646 |
| Economics | $60,469 n=392 | $23,599 n=326 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,304 n=281 | $27,000 n=208 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $35,537 n=117 | $26,000 n=137 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $69,230 n=535 | $23,035 n=666 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $55,314 n=229 | $25,342 n=199 |
| 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 |
| Information Science/Studies | $68,240 n=966 | $25,000 n=769 |
| Liberal Arts | $34,927 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $63,116 n=192 | $24,016 n=170 |
| Marketing | $58,892 n=372 | $25,000 n=456 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $75,796 n=598 | $25,000 n=620 |
| Natural Sciences | $40,786 n=151 | $25,125 n=185 |
| Nuclear Engineering | $76,869 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Registered Nursing | $82,877 n=769 | $27,000 n=649 |
| Sociology | $43,918 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $38,359 n=192 | $27,000 n=342 |
| 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 |
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