Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $58,676, placing Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania in the 38.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $4,017 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania in the 41.0 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania #851 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Those figures represent lifetime returns relative to PA's no-degree-equivalent earnings baseline of $33,196, the state median earnings of working adults with only a high school credential in the young-adult age range. The earnings pattern at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is anchored in Health, which shapes both the program mix and the institution's strongest return pathways. Business Administration stands out as the highest aggregate-return program, combining meaningful cohort scale with solid four-year earnings. Business Administration is the largest program by graduate count, with 343 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $64,030, and Azimuth ranks it #191 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology. Nursing and Teacher Education round out the upper tier, with graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $89,958 and $48,662 respectively — fields that align with stable regional hiring demand in health and applied professional services. Program mix is concentrated in Business at 18%, followed by Education at 8% and Social Sciences at 3%, a distribution that reflects the institution's orientation toward career-ready, regionally grounded fields.
Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $58,676, placing Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania in the 38.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $4,017 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania in the 41.0 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania #851 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Those figures represent lifetime returns relative to PA's no-degree-equivalent earnings baseline of $33,196, the state median earnings of working adults with only a high school credential in the young-adult age range. The earnings pattern at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is anchored in Health, which shapes both the program mix and the institution's strongest return pathways. Business Administration stands out as the highest aggregate-return program, combining meaningful cohort scale with solid four-year earnings. Business Administration is the largest program by graduate count, with 343 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $64,030, and Azimuth ranks it #191 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology. Nursing and Teacher Education round out the upper tier, with graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $89,958 and $48,662 respectively — fields that align with stable regional hiring demand in health and applied professional services. Program mix is concentrated in Business at 18%, followed by Education at 8% and Social Sciences at 3%, a distribution that reflects the institution's orientation toward career-ready, regionally grounded fields.
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Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $58,676, placing Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania in the 38.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $4,017 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania in the 41.0 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania #851 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Those figures represent lifetime returns relative to PA's no-degree-equivalent earnings baseline of $33,196, the state median earnings of working adults with only a high school credential in the young-adult age range. The earnings pattern at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is anchored in Health, which shapes both the program mix and the institution's strongest return pathways. Business Administration stands out as the highest aggregate-return program, combining meaningful cohort scale with solid four-year earnings. Business Administration is the largest program by graduate count, with 343 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $64,030, and Azimuth ranks it #191 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology. Nursing and Teacher Education round out the upper tier, with graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $89,958 and $48,662 respectively — fields that align with stable regional hiring demand in health and applied professional services. Program mix is concentrated in Business at 18%, followed by Education at 8% and Social Sciences at 3%, a distribution that reflects the institution's orientation toward career-ready, regionally grounded fields.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania's program mix is anchored in health and applied professional fields — a signature consistent with its regional public university identity in central Pennsylvania. The dominant program family is Health, which shapes both the scale and the earnings profile of the institution's degree output. Across 47 programs, the university serves roughly 2,361 students annually, with 35 programs meeting Azimuth's ranking threshold. The highest aggregate-return program — combining meaningful cohort scale with solid four-year earnings — is Business Administration, which reflects the institution's strength in health-aligned fields where graduates move directly into stable, in-demand roles. Among the most popular programs, Business Administration program graduates 343 students with median earnings of $64,030 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks it #191 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Nursing and Teacher Education also enroll large cohorts — 181 and 147 graduates respectively — with four-year median earnings of $89,958 and $48,662, reflecting the breadth of the university's applied and professional offerings. The strongest early-career earnings at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania are concentrated in health and technical fields. Nursing leads with median earnings of $89,958 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks it #160 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Security Science and Technology and Business Administration follow, with graduates earning $73,289 and $64,030 respectively — programs where graduates typically enter the workforce directly in roles with consistent regional demand. The supply and demand for college graduates provides context for how these health and applied-professional fields align with national labor-market trends.
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Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $58,676, placing Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania in the 38.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $4,017 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania in the 41.0 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania #851 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Those figures represent lifetime returns relative to PA's no-degree-equivalent earnings baseline of $33,196, the state median earnings of working adults with only a high school credential in the young-adult age range. The earnings pattern at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is anchored in Health, which shapes both the program mix and the institution's strongest return pathways. Business Administration stands out as the highest aggregate-return program, combining meaningful cohort scale with solid four-year earnings. Business Administration is the largest program by graduate count, with 343 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $64,030, and Azimuth ranks it #191 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology. Nursing and Teacher Education round out the upper tier, with graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $89,958 and $48,662 respectively — fields that align with stable regional hiring demand in health and applied professional services. Program mix is concentrated in Business at 18%, followed by Education at 8% and Social Sciences at 3%, a distribution that reflects the institution's orientation toward career-ready, regionally grounded fields.
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