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title: University of Pennsylvania — 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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# University of Pennsylvania

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 | $111,371 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $69,735 – $183,142 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $14,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $12,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 97% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $89,028 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 91% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.13× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $83,371 | derived |

**97% 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 $14,000 (≈ 13% 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 $21,683 to $189,905 across 62 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $189,905 | $41,000 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $186,571 | $171,488 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $179,063 | $41,420 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | Master's Degree | $177,203 | not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $169,238 | $41,000 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Master's Degree | $162,528 | $58,474 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Master's Degree | $161,907 | $41,000 |
| Marketing. | Master's Degree | $155,920 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $136,089 | $158,655 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Master's Degree | $132,047 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $129,916 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $127,623 | not reported |
| Real Estate. | Master's Degree | $119,383 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $118,578 | $12,999 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $117,143 | $82,157 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $104,649 | $49,400 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $102,195 | $15,000 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $91,891 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Master's Degree | $80,259 | $20,500 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $78,166 | $12,910 |
| Social Work. | Doctoral Degree | $76,791 | not reported |
| Education, General. | Doctoral Degree | $75,760 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $75,634 | $20,348 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $73,585 | $41,000 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,773 | $15,593 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,198 | $14,621 |
| Dentistry. | Doctoral Degree | $71,965 | $303,555 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,836 | $17,412 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Master's Degree | $68,404 | $41,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,279 | $23,288 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,484 | $20,500 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $65,323 | not reported |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Master's Degree | $62,060 | not reported |
| Landscape Architecture. | Master's Degree | $61,582 | not reported |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,331 | $19,000 |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $61,038 | $109,430 |
| Cognitive Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,724 | $18,820 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $60,546 | not reported |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $60,196 | $69,500 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $56,228 | $66,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $55,461 | $50,349 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $55,164 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $55,045 | $55,857 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | Master's Degree | $53,465 | $64,918 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. | Master's Degree | $52,897 | $78,964 |
| Criminology. | Master's Degree | $50,778 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $50,497 | $48,713 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,380 | $10,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,120 | $15,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,929 | $14,250 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $48,246 | $110,094 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Master's Degree | $46,473 | not reported |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,426 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $45,778 | $66,845 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,668 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,783 | $15,000 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,242 | $12,634 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,404 | $19,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,472 | not reported |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,738 | $12,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,689 | not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Master's Degree | $21,683 | 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 University of Pennsylvania by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?215062

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