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title: Point Park University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Pittsburgh, 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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# Point Park University

Pittsburgh, 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 | $45,856 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $25,514 – $66,756 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $20,957 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $14,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 59% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $52,643 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 66% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.46× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $17,856 | derived |

**59% 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 $20,957 (≈ 46% 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 $19,213 to $69,230 across 19 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $69,230 | $46,356 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $58,927 | $35,228 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $53,975 | not reported |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations. | Master's Degree | $49,078 | not reported |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,615 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $47,467 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,621 | not reported |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,434 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,965 | $27,489 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,730 | not reported |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,321 | $27,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,010 | $27,000 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,739 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,864 | $26,750 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,935 | $26,374 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,168 | $27,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,008 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,928 | not reported |
| Dance. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,213 | $27,000 |

## 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 Point Park University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?215442

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