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title: York College of Pennsylvania — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: York, 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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# York College of Pennsylvania

York, 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 | $61,012 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $42,097 – $85,247 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 64% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $37,319 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 81% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.32× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $33,012 | derived |

**64% 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 $19,500 (≈ 32% 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 $23,299 to $139,805 across 30 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $139,805 | $59,250 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,270 | $26,990 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,210 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $66,926 | $20,500 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,394 | $27,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,513 | $25,000 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,216 | $27,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,325 | $24,173 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,774 | $26,950 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,700 | $25,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,121 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,917 | $27,000 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,286 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,217 | $25,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,439 | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,539 | $27,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,479 | not reported |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,398 | $21,500 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,352 | $26,472 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,556 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,386 | $24,093 |
| Behavioral Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,335 | not reported |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,217 | not reported |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,425 | $25,250 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,722 | $26,569 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,126 | not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,470 | $26,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,769 | $26,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,163 | not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,299 | 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 York College of Pennsylvania by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?217059

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