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title: Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia — 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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# Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

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 | $86,881 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $59,140 – $127,367 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $21,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 79% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $67,954 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 86% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.25× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $58,881 | derived |

**79% 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 $21,500 (≈ 25% 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 $23,521 to $162,678 across 36 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and  Marketing Operations. | Master's Degree | $162,678 | $41,000 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Master's Degree | $90,980 | not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $87,213 | $42,887 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Master's Degree | $86,002 | $34,166 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $83,139 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $68,102 | $38,359 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $65,353 | $41,000 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $61,012 | not reported |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,324 | $26,000 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,123 | not reported |
| Insurance. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,809 | $21,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,162 | $24,560 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,042 | $23,925 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $53,791 | $23,008 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $51,439 | $37,600 |
| Criminology. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $51,220 | not reported |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and  Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,025 | $26,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,880 | $19,500 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,140 | $27,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,042 | $29,449 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,241 | $23,970 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,227 | $26,000 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,999 | not reported |
| Criminology. | Master's Degree | $47,307 | $34,166 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,850 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $45,809 | $35,021 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,848 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,526 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,838 | $19,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,248 | $27,000 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,773 | not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,094 | $26,000 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,348 | $25,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,573 | $26,915 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,755 | $21,625 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,521 | not reported |

## 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 Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?215770

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