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title: La Salle University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Philadelphia, PA
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $67,416 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $43,525 – $95,876 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $17,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 57% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $48,337 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 85% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $39,416 | derived |

**57% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $17,500 (≈ 26% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $25,846 to $105,894 across 33 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $105,894 | $89,598 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $86,139 | $41,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $82,610 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $74,181 | $26,909 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $67,148 | $20,844 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Doctoral Degree | $64,762 | $179,718 |
| Marketing. | Master's Degree | $60,572 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,850 | $26,531 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $55,344 | $51,250 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $55,298 | $12,734 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $51,871 | not reported |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,590 | $19,321 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,448 | $25,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,242 | $26,480 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $47,706 | not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Master's Degree | $45,387 | not reported |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,897 | $26,875 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,430 | $23,103 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,095 | $27,000 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $42,828 | $61,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,481 | $20,750 |
| Systems Science and Theory. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,214 | $23,512 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $40,214 | $85,566 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,984 | not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,668 | $23,077 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,287 | $25,594 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,797 | $27,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,990 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,408 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,162 | $26,250 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,403 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,052 | $25,625 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $25,846 | $3,500 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore La Salle University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?213367

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