COLLEGE × MAJOR · FEDERAL FIELD 5201

Business/Commerce, General at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, PA · 3 reportable credential levels

OUTCOMES BY CREDENTIAL

Compare each degree level separately.

Earnings, debt and cohort sizes can change considerably by credential.

Associate's Degree$61,596
$19,500 federal debt112 year-5 observations
Bachelor's Degree$65,292
$27,000 federal debt863 year-5 observations
Post-baccalaureate Certificate$134,050
$15,725 federal debtNot available year-5 observations
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$20,644
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$41,790
Sticker price
Average net price$32,875
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$39,694
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
LIKE-FOR-LIKE DECISION TABLE

What changes by credential?

CredentialEarnings, year 4National same-field medianFederal debtPaymentEconomic ROIYear-5 cohort
Associate's Degree$61,596$49,927$19,500$207/mo+7%112
Bachelor's Degree$65,292$68,407$27,000$286/mo−35%863
Post-baccalaureate Certificate$134,050$129,561$15,725$167/moBaseline neededNot reported

Federal field categories may combine catalog concentrations. Earnings and debt describe program-category cohorts. Cost figures are annual college-wide context; use an actual program offer in the calculator.