How much money do Penn State Erie Behrend College graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $41,900 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $55,300 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for Penn State Erie-Behrend College graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing with a median starting salary of $67,800 followed by Industrial Engineering paying $67,200 and Computer Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $65,700 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $88,600 followed by Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) at $63,200 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Penn State Erie Behrend College graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $88,600 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $67,800 |
| Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $67,200 |
| Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $65,700 |
| Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $65,500 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $65,300 |
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $65,100 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) | $63,200 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $63,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $61,800 |
| Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $57,200 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $56,200 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor’s Degree) | $55,600 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degree) | $53,300 |
| Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $49,400 |
| Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $48,900 |
| Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $47,800 |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degree) | $45,300 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) | $45,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $43,900 |
| Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) | $42,800 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,900 |
| Physics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,900 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,300 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $18,500 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=214591 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Penn State Erie Behrend College.