Which Pennsylvania Western University bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Communication Sciences and Disorders graduates leave with a median of $24,450 in federal loans, the lowest among 14 Pennsylvania Western University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Pennsylvania Western University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $11,436 a year, and $16,054 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $18,256 a year.

How many Pennsylvania Western University programs report graduate pay?

33 bachelor's programs and 7 associate's programs at Pennsylvania Western University report first-year pay, and 16 of them also report federal debt.

Pennsylvania Western University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
California, PA
7,451 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

33 Pennsylvania Western University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($70,857), and Fine and Studio Arts the least ($21,523). The median program pays $35,152. Pennsylvania Western University also has 7 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$11,436Per year. Out-of-state $16,054

Average net price after aid$18,256Per year

Graduation rate52%Within 6 years

Admission rate94%Of applicants

All 33 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Pennsylvania" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Pennsylvania. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Pennsylvania
1	NursingAbout 210 graduates a year	$70,857	$81,136	$35,187	34th of 42
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 46 graduates a year	$48,822	$56,918	$27,000	12th of 16
3	AccountingAbout 44 graduates a year	$48,418	$64,588	Not reported	33rd of 41
4	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 45 graduates a year	$46,739	$78,932	$27,660	24th of 28
5	Human ResourcesAbout 16 graduates a year	$44,114	$57,208	Not reported	7th of 9
6	MathematicsAbout 22 graduates a year	$43,105	$56,401	Not reported	13th of 14
7	MarketingAbout 28 graduates a year	$42,465	$63,488	Not reported	21st of 27
8	FinanceAbout 20 graduates a year	$42,091	$62,589	Not reported	23rd of 24
9	Business AdministrationAbout 118 graduates a year	$40,356	$55,983	$26,782	57th of 65
10	Special EducationAbout 32 graduates a year	$40,012	$47,667	Not reported	16th of 16
11	Social WorkAbout 33 graduates a year	$39,192	$46,697	$27,000	2nd of 14
12	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 13 graduates a year	$38,603	$55,447	Not reported	5th of 7
13	Teacher EducationAbout 134 graduates a year	$38,237	$44,236	$27,000	30th of 40
14	Criminal JusticeAbout 118 graduates a year	$37,542	$50,948	$26,966	16th of 30
15	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 10 graduates a year	$36,345	$46,478	Not reported	9th of 16
16	BiologyAbout 58 graduates a year	$35,309	$54,994	$27,500	24th of 50
17	Political ScienceAbout 16 graduates a year	$35,152	$49,799	Not reported	20th of 29
18	Information ScienceAbout 3 graduates a year	$34,772	$70,860	Not reported	8th of 8
19	Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 14 graduates a year	$34,541	$42,935	Not reported	5th of 5
20	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 149 graduates a year	$33,573	$41,585	$33,280	6th of 11
21	Experimental PsychologyAbout 51 graduates a year	$33,330	$41,660	Not reported	5th of 5
22	Social SciencesAbout 55 graduates a year	$32,958	$40,098	$30,887	3rd of 3
23	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 144 graduates a year	$32,632	$45,496	$32,252	9th of 21
24	SociologyAbout 11 graduates a year	$32,325	$46,240	Not reported	13th of 20
25	GeographyAbout 11 graduates a year	$32,122	$56,840	Not reported	2nd of 2
26	CommunicationsAbout 37 graduates a year	$31,298	$44,781	Not reported	23rd of 37
27	Biological and Physical SciencesAbout 10 graduates a year	$31,080	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 4
28	EnglishAbout 46 graduates a year	$29,529	$41,946	$27,000	12th of 23
29	HistoryAbout 15 graduates a year	$27,871	$38,312	Not reported	14th of 19
30	JournalismAbout 12 graduates a year	$27,620	$41,348	Not reported	7th of 8
31	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 75 graduates a year	$25,662	$51,778	$24,450	1st of 4
32	PsychologyAbout 77 graduates a year	$23,193	$40,380	$26,500	48th of 48
33	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 91 graduates a year	$21,523	$35,098	Not reported	13th of 17

Program names link to the program's own page, and Pennsylvania ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Pennsylvania programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

All 7 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Pennsylvania" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Pennsylvania. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Pennsylvania
1	Engineering TechnologyAbout 23 graduates a year	$103,346	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
2	Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 21 graduates a year	$67,362	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 1
3	NursingAbout 48 graduates a year	$61,644	$68,841	Not reported	17th of 17
4	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 41 graduates a year	$45,668	$47,092	Not reported	3rd of 17
5	Criminal JusticeAbout 16 graduates a year	$34,873	$49,179	Not reported	4th of 12
6	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 20 graduates a year	$34,405	$32,625	$27,000	2nd of 18
7	Teacher EducationAbout 10 graduates a year	$23,773	$33,681	Not reported	5th of 7

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$70,857
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$48,822
Accounting$48,418
Computer and Information Science$46,739
Human Resources$44,114

Lowest median debt

Communication Sciences and Disorders$24,450
Psychology$26,500
Business Administration$26,782
Criminal Justice$26,966
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$27,000

Largest programs

NursingAbout 210 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 149 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 144 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 134 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 118 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $70,857 in their first year, the most of 33 Pennsylvania Western University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Pennsylvania rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels