University of Scranton Neuroscience (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Neurobiology and Neurosciences
- Private nonprofit university
- Scranton, PA
- About 34 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
University of Scranton neuroscience graduates earn less than graduates of most neuroscience programs nationally, $25,057 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $27,000 in federal loans, more than at 82% of neuroscience programs in the country. Several Pennsylvania programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Pennsylvania and national columns are the medians across all neuroscience bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, University of Scranton graduates earn less than the national figure and about $20,523 less than the Pennsylvania median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Pennsylvania neuroscience program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Pennsylvania medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 146% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $286 a month, or 13.7% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
Prices in the Scranton area are about 6% below the national average, so a $25,057 salary here buys what about $26,783 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to neuroscience, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
$99,190Median pay in Pennsylvania. 12,630 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: doctoral or professional degree.
Natural Sciences Managers
$137,900Median pay in Pennsylvania. 7,980 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Biological Technicians
$54,950Median pay in Pennsylvania. 2,820 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About University of Scranton
Neuroscience ranks 15th of 16 bachelor's programs at University of Scranton by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($82,895), Accounting ($70,453), and Finance ($56,978).
Other neuroscience bachelor's programs near Scranton
Common questions
The median graduate earns $25,057 one year after graduating and $61,736 five years after. The median across neuroscience bachelor's programs in Pennsylvania is $30,103.
The median federal loan balance is $27,000, which ranks 4th lowest of 6 neuroscience bachelor's programs in Pennsylvania. That works out to about $286 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 108% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 74%. Compare the cost with other Pennsylvania programs before deciding.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- 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 comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the neuroscience program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024