Area Studies programs in Pennsylvania
12 schools in Pennsylvania teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Pennsylvania
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary in Pennsylvania earn a median of $96,010 a year across 260 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock | Undergraduate certificate | $21,437 | not published | 18 |
| Bucks County Community College Newtown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Muhlenberg College Allentown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Temple University Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 92 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Area Studies — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.