COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Engineering, General bachelor's degree at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton
Hazleton, PA · Public
What this page covers
Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.
The short version
Reported earnings are close to similar programs.
$1,296 below the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- 30.7% of annual earnings
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $62,658 / year
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- +72% · Positive payoff
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
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+$250,630
$18,000Current college-wide context+$178,630
$36,000Annual price+$106,630
$54,000Annual price+$34,630
$72,000Annual price−$37,370
$90,000Annual price−$109,370
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$17,597
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$27,000
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$88,063
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$286/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$17,597Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$29,677Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE96.4%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE26.2%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
3.9% of gross monthly earnings
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$7,339
Estimated loan payment$286
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$88,063 vs. $89,359
$1,296 below the national median for the same field and credential.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Engineers, All Other$108,950 median wagePA estimate · 3,250 jobs · 17-2199$79,890–$138,580 middle 50% of PA wages+3.7% projected U.S. growth · 8,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeArchitectural and Engineering Managers$164,690 median wagePA estimate · 9,640 jobs · 11-9041$133,960–$187,270 middle 50% of PA wages+5.5% projected U.S. growth · 14,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary$82,070 median wagePA estimate · 2,990 jobs · 25-1032$41,620–$119,090 middle 50% of PA wages+7.8% projected U.S. growth · 3,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeNO MATCHNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 99-9999
CENSUS EMPLOYMENT DESTINATIONS
Where graduates work five years later
The leading industries employing graduates in this college, broad field and credential group.
Manufacturing
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Finance and Insurance
Other Services (except Public Administration)
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
Carnegie Mellon University
$22,145 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $110,208
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $31,944
Lafayette College
$16,159 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $104,222
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $34,433
Elizabethtown College
$41 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $88,104
- Debt
- $27,000
- Annual net price
- $26,598
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois
$169 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $88,063
- Debt
- $27,000
- Annual net price
- $17,428
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
18 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page
Your price and current earnings determine the result.
Add your grants, borrowing and current salary to estimate payment pressure, break-even time and ten-year payoff.
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