Which Pennsylvania chemistry program has the lowest debt?

Millersville University of Pennsylvania reports the lowest median federal debt, $20,250, with first-year pay of $50,524.

How much do chemistry graduates earn in Pennsylvania?

The median across 9 Pennsylvania chemistry bachelor's programs is $43,571 in the first year after graduating and $70,919 five years after.

How many chemistry bachelor's programs are in Pennsylvania?

9 Pennsylvania programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

Chemistry (Bachelor's) Programs in Pennsylvania, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

9 programs report first-year pay
7 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Chemistry

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Pennsylvania chemistry bachelor's program pays its graduates $43,571 in their first year, $1,367 more than the national median. Millersville University of Pennsylvania reports the highest first-year pay ($50,524), and Millersville University of Pennsylvania the lowest median debt ($20,250).

Median first-year pay$43,571National $42,204

Median pay after 5 years$70,919National $66,546

Median federal debt$27,000National $23,600

Debt-to-earnings60%National 55%

All 9 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville · public	$50,524	$66,235	$20,250	40%
2	Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia · private nonprofit	$49,215	$88,515	$29,667	60%
3	Penn StateUniversity Park · public	$47,009	$70,919	$27,000	57%
4	Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg · public	$44,137	$55,473	Not reported	Not reported
5	University of PittsburghPittsburgh · public	$43,571	$71,533	$27,000	62%
6	Temple UniversityPhiladelphia · public	$42,022	$72,121	$24,000	57%
7	Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia · private nonprofit	$39,914	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
8	Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock · public	$36,597	Not reported	$27,000	74%
9	La Roche UniversityPittsburgh · private nonprofit	$34,906	Not reported	$25,956	74%

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania and Saint Joseph's University report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay. 3 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Pennsylvania chemistry 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 the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to chemistry, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

$78,800

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 52,240 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $51,440Top 10%: $102,360

Data Scientists

$106,850

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 13,810 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 35% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $63,340Top 10%: $162,290

Natural Sciences Managers

$137,900

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $59,040Top 10%: $312,510

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

$76,110

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 3,020 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $50,660Top 10%: $125,520

Common questions

Millersville University of Pennsylvania in Millersville reports the highest median first-year pay, $50,524. Its median federal debt is $20,250.

Chemistry (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked189 programs by pay and debt

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.
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.
Medians are across the chemistry bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024