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title: Widener University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Chester, 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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# Widener University

Chester, 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 | $70,920 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $46,675 – $97,171 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $24,567 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,300 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 68% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $70,621 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 80% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.35× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $42,920 | derived |

**68% 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 $24,567 (≈ 35% 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 $32,142 to $103,993 across 28 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $103,993 | $46,967 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | Master's Degree | $90,088 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $88,400 | $111,345 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $79,613 | $61,500 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $70,872 | $97,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $69,751 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,072 | $27,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,959 | $27,000 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,740 | $27,000 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,130 | $26,998 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,994 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,378 | $27,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,427 | $26,980 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $50,960 | $131,126 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Doctoral Degree | $49,168 | $165,000 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $47,338 | $82,000 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Master's Degree | $47,331 | not reported |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,993 | $27,000 |
| Education, Other. | Master's Degree | $45,815 | not reported |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,377 | $20,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,893 | $27,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,237 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,067 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,102 | $27,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,755 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,724 | $26,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,317 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,142 | $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 Widener University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?216852

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