Pennsylvania Western University
Pennsylvania Western University is a public college in California, PA. Its average net price is $17,839 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 | $13,338 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $14,121 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $14,350 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $19,829 |
| $110,001 and up | $22,916 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $44,053 |
| 8 years after entry | $47,653 |
| 10 years after entry | $51,161 |
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 | $47,514 Small program - rough guide n=84 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $57,548 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $36,610 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians | $62,001 National median for this major n=63 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $45,631 n=237 | $27,000 n=153 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | Not published |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | $40,105 National median for this major n=4,106 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $23,250 n=106 |
| Communications | $36,132 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $67,260 National median for this major n=1,209 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $54,350 n=130 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $80,182 National median for this major n=35,263 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $41,643 n=192 | Not published |
| Criminology | $42,035 National median for this major n=10,302 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $29,861 Small program - rough guide n=54 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $48,563 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $22,283 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Geography and Cartography | $35,863 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Gerontology | $42,094 National median for this major n=204 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | $24,586 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | Not published |
| Human Services, General | $41,637 National median for this major n=5,838 | Not published |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $68,608 National median for this major n=2,721 | Not published |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | $44,440 National median for this major n=502 | Not published |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | $47,863 National median for this major n=156 | Not published |
| Legal Support Services | $43,568 National median for this major n=1,209 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $38,696 n=233 | $27,746 n=222 |
| Library Science and Administration | $32,774 National median for this major n=134 | Not published |
| Marketing | $41,360 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $23,787 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | $80,555 National median for this major n=425 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $41,521 National median for this major n=2,897 | Not published |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $43,178 National median for this major n=246 | $10,845 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Natural Sciences | $39,311 National median for this major n=1,607 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $40,037 Small program - rough guide n=57 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | Not published |
| Real Estate | $62,470 National median for this major n=1,522 | Not published |
| Recreation Management | $39,350 National median for this major n=2,661 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $78,212 n=463 | $27,000 n=309 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $34,149 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $39,596 Small program - rough guide n=57 | Not published |
| Social Sciences, Other | $43,502 National median for this major n=1,547 | Not published |
| Social Work | $41,149 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $29,194 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $38,549 n=155 | $26,000 n=195 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $28,267 n=148 | $27,000 n=147 |
| Systems Science and Theory | $67,084 National median for this major n=328 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $40,033 n=216 | $24,966 n=218 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | $37,416 National median for this major n=583 | Not published |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | $34,340 National median for this major n=1,905 | Not published |
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