How much money do Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $34,400 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $42,000 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 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 $63,000 followed by Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians paying $57,900 and Computer and Information Sciences graduates who have a median starting income of $50,800 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $66,000 followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $54,100 and Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) who earn $46,500 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 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 |
|---|---|
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) | $66,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $63,000 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor’s Degree) | $57,900 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $54,100 |
| Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $50,800 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) | $46,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) | $46,000 |
| Information Science/Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $43,200 |
| Mathematics (Master's Degree) | $39,800 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,900 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degree) | $36,900 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management (Master's Degree) | $36,700 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,000 |
| Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,100 |
| Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,200 |
| History (Master's Degree) | $32,900 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,800 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,600 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,600 |
| Public Health (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,100 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,700 |
| Criminology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,200 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,800 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,800 |
| Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,700 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,200 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,800 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,600 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,600 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,900 |
| Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $19,100 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=216038 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.