10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$5,268at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
Johnstown, PA · 34 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 33 · Federal debt reported for 31
Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Negative payoff
−$5,268 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
10.2 yrsTime to earn back the modeled cost
−2%Estimated return after 10 years
$69,754Observed earnings · year 5
$16,885Highest annual price before payoff reaches $0
The price benchmark would need to fall by $1,317 per year to reach it.
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ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
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 STUDENT BUDGET · 2024–25
What makes up the annual price?
Sticker-price components reported to IPEDS. Grants and scholarships are not subtracted here.
Living off campus: $14,240 housing and food allowance plus $4,810 in other expenses.
Do not confuse this with net price. Net price subtracts average grants and scholarships. DegreeVerdict continues to use the separately labeled average net price in its standard college ROI scenario.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price+$67,540
$8,000Annual price+$35,540
$16,000Annual price+$3,540
$18,000Current college-wide context−$4,460
$24,000Annual price−$28,460
$32,000Annual price−$60,460
$40,000Annual price−$92,460
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Most students study without distance-education courses.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
DUAL-ENROLLMENT CONTEXT · 2024
5 high-school students took college courses.
IPEDS counts students enrolled in college credit while still in high school. A large dual-enrollment population can shape headline enrollment figures, especially at community colleges.
This is participation, not a college completion rate. It does not indicate how many students later enrolled after high school, earned a credential or entered the workforce.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in Pennsylvania run 2% below the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
$18,202Average net price / year
$30,349Cost of attendance
$24,250Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$257/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$69,754Median earnings · year 5 after completion
55.8%Completion rate
94.8%Admission rate
1,105Average SAT score
24ACT midpoint
1,808Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
What does University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown cost?
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown reports an average annual net price of $18,202 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $69,754 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $24,250. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown worth the same?
No. The current release contains 34 field-and-degree records for University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown; 33 report year-4 earnings and 31 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
1,884Students enrolled at any point
1,884Undergraduate students
Not availableGraduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
51% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
2,609 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
70% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$55,458Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$63,417Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$72,904Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income61%
Middle income75%
Higher income83%
Undergraduate student composition
White70%
Black6%
Hispanic4%
Asian4%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
INDEPENDENT CENSUS EARNINGS VIEW
How earnings develop by field
Privacy-protected Census employment records follow graduate cohorts one, five and ten years after completion. This source is kept separate from College Scorecard because its population and methodology differ.
Field and credentialYear 1Year 5Year 10
Computer Programming.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 11
$51,424Year 1
$85,664Year 5
$103,697Year 10
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 15
$66,409Year 1
$79,984Year 5
$99,535Year 10
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 26
$36,491Year 1
$65,153Year 5
$83,243Year 10
Astronomy and Astrophysics.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 40
$43,820Year 1
$55,464Year 5
$82,803Year 10
Accounting and Related Services.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 52
$42,146Year 1
$68,172Year 5
$81,124Year 10
Applied Mathematics.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 27
Not availableYear 1
$69,154Year 5
$70,870Year 10
Clinical Psychology.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 42
$35,666Year 1
$44,939Year 5
$66,976Year 10
English Language and Literature, General.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 23
$31,416Year 1
$49,171Year 5
$65,231Year 10
Median annual earnings in 2023 dollars. Each time point may use a different pooled graduation cohort. Coverage is limited to institutions participating in the Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes program.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$49,721Year 1
$73,701Year 4
$69,754Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
1Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$110,4172Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$108,6803Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$102,5724Chemical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$97,3245Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$95,0876Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$90,7687Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$83,5168Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$82,966Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree · $83,516 reported+42%vs same-degree national median$22,662federal debt2Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree · $51,775 reported+30%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Area StudiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $63,939 reported+21%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree · $57,012 reported+18%vs same-degree national median$26,000federal debt5Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · $95,087 reported+14%vs same-degree national median$24,000federal debt6Geography and CartographyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $64,681 reported+10%vs same-degree national median$25,000federal debt
Comparable colleges in PA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
Greensburg, PA
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
- Annual net price
- $17,945
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,754
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -2%
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
- Annual net price
- $15,350
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,754
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +3%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley
- Annual net price
- $18,220
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,964
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +11%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington
- Annual net price
- $18,305
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,964
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +10%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing all 34 field-and-degree records in the current release.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $110,417 | $26,837 | Not reported |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $108,680 | $26,977 | Not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $102,572 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,324 | $26,548 | Not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $95,087 | $24,000 | Not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $90,768 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $83,516 | $22,662 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $82,966 | $25,299 | Not reported |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $81,117 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $77,608 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $76,549 | $25,782 | Not reported |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $75,461 | $25,606 | Not reported |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $72,587 | Not available | Not reported |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $70,206 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $66,231 | $25,900 | Not reported |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $64,681 | $25,000 | 0 |
| Area Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $63,939 | Not available | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $63,823 | $22,111 | Not reported |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $63,707 | $26,558 | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $62,744 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $62,698 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $57,594 | $26,625 | Not reported |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $57,456 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $57,012 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $56,143 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $54,379 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $54,069 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $53,682 | $24,400 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $52,837 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $51,775 | Not available | Not reported |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,654 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Literature | Bachelor's Degree | $45,749 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $45,202 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $28,467 | Not reported |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.