Program Payoff

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

University Park, Pennsylvania. 32 certificate and associate programs, public. 32 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Pennsylvania.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $17,273 $42,841 (76) $44,590
Nursing Assistants
Information Science/Studies Associate's degree $21,000 $42,682 (51) $126,550
Software Developers
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree $17,701 $40,821 (96) $103,130
General and Operations Managers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $16,500 $30,771 (86) $65,400
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree $22,250 $20,886 (51) $44,050
Social and Human Service Assistants
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate $26,499 not published $79,000
Accountants and Auditors
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Associate's degree not published $46,690
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Undergraduate certificate $24,000 not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate $26,000 not published $100,150
Project Management Specialists
Finance and Financial Management Services Undergraduate certificate $25,965 not published $103,130
General and Operations Managers
Journalism Undergraduate certificate $20,500 not published $63,460
Editors
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Undergraduate certificate $12,652 not published $65,400
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Management Information Systems and Services Undergraduate certificate $26,000 not published $163,910
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Undergraduate certificate not published $137,900
Natural Sciences Managers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $103,130
General and Operations Managers
Business/Commerce, General Undergraduate certificate not published $103,130
General and Operations Managers
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Undergraduate certificate not published $70,450
Human Resources Specialists
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $126,550
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $126,550
Software Developers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $37,050
Security Guards
Geography and Environmental Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $137,900
Natural Sciences Managers
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Undergraduate certificate not published $137,900
Natural Sciences Managers
Hospitality Administration/Management Undergraduate certificate not published $80,590
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $44,050
Social and Human Service Assistants
Human Resources Management and Services Undergraduate certificate not published $70,450
Human Resources Specialists
Human Resources Management and Services Associate's degree not published $70,450
Human Resources Specialists
Non-Professional Legal Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $63,370
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Plant Sciences Undergraduate certificate not published $61,480
Conservation Scientists
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Undergraduate certificate not published $71,350
Training and Development Specialists
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Undergraduate certificate not published $96,430
Registered Nurses
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $107,920
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Security Science and Technology Undergraduate certificate not published $79,000
Accountants and Auditors

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.