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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at Penn State Harrisburg

This page shows median first-year earnings for Penn State Harrisburg graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $41,900 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $55,300. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Computer and Information Sciences, with median first-year earnings of $74,100 , followed by Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at $67,800 , and Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at $65,300 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Information Science/Studies (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $113,000 , followed by Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's Degree) at $94,400 , and Computer and Information Sciences (Master's Degree) at $91,900 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for Penn State Harrisburg graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for Penn State Harrisburg graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Information Science/Studies (Master's Degree) $113,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's Degree) $94,400
Computer and Information Sciences (Master's Degree) $91,900
Management Information Systems and Services (Master's Degree) $87,800
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $74,100
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degree) $70,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $67,800
Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degree) $66,500
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $65,300
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $65,000
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $63,000
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $61,800
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,000
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $59,700
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,500
Public Administration (Master's Degree) $57,900
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $57,200
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $56,200
Statistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $55,300
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) $51,200
Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degree) $50,000
Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $49,000
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $48,900
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,900
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) $41,000
Business/Commerce (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,100
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,900
Business/Commerce (Associate's Degree) $35,800
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,700
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,900
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degree) $32,800
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,400
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,300
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,000
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,000
Biological and Physical Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,600
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,400
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,100
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,600
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,300

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=214713.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026