University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus: Outcomes

How much do University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus graduates earn?

The reported median is $73,701 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $65,610 as its benchmark; the difference is $8,091 per year.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $73,701, in the 82nd percentile. That is $8,091 above the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Graduates earn about $4,649 less than expects for similar students. That places the gap at the 38th percentile.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $8,292. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $12,941.

Azimuth places the return at the 70th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The earnings scenarios at the university span from a downside of $52,383 to an upside of $98,988 four years after completion, with the typical scenario at $73,701. That range shows the variation in earnings across the university's 51 programs with published data.

The highest-earning programs illustrate the upper end of the spread. Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration completers earn a median of $121,958, Computer Engineering graduates reach $110,417, and Computer Science graduates earn $108,680.

An estimated 35.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the university's program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings figures capture only those working and not enrolled, the median earnings understate the eventual earnings of the sizable share of completers who pursue advanced degrees.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $73,701
Rank for difference from expectations: 38th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus reported median: $73,701
Peer schools comparable schools · $8,091 below University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus: $65,610
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $4,649 above University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus: $78,350

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $52,383
Median · reported: $73,701
Higher estimate: $98,988

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus graduates’ reported earnings are $4,649 below that expectation, the 38th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus report the highest earnings?

The highest-earning programs at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus are concentrated in health sciences and engineering. Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration leads at $121,958 four years after completion, with 93 degrees awarded.

Azimuth ranks it #5 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Computer Engineering follows at $110,417, with 99 degrees awarded and a national rank of #61.

Computer Science is the larger of the two, at 203 degrees awarded and $108,680, and Azimuth places it #87 nationally. At the more moderate end, Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies reports $57,012 across 230 degrees awarded.

Azimuth ranks it #9 nationally within its field. The contrast between the higher-earning and moderate-earning fields is wide.

The university publishes earnings data for 51 bachelor's programs, 41 of which hold an Azimuth national rank. The largest program with published earnings, Nursing, awarded 309 degrees and shows a median of $83,313 four years after completion.

It ranks #192 nationally and #11 in Pennsylvania. Finance is the highest-earning large program: it awarded 244 degrees, ranks #44 nationally, and its completers earn a median of $95,087.

Two programs sit near the top of their fields. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions ranks #2 nationally with 143 degrees awarded and a median of $75,950.

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration ranks #5 nationally, awarded 93 degrees, and reports a median of $121,958. The program mix is broad: Business accounts for 13.7% of degrees awarded, Engineering for 12.3%, and Health Professions for 11.9%.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix place the downside at $52,383, the typical outcome at $73,701, and the upside at $98,988. The spread is anchored in named programs: Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration reaches $121,958 at the high end, while Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, the lowest-earning among the largest programs with published earnings, sits at $57,012, showing how much field choice matters at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus.

The University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus delivers a mixed earnings picture. The median earnings four years after completion reach $73,701, which sits above the peer median of $65,610 for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Yet graduates earn about $4,649 less than the model expects for similar students, placing the university in the 38th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings cohort includes 7,048 completers.

Earnings scenarios anchored on the university's program mix show a typical outcome of $73,701, with a downside scenario of $52,383 and an upside scenario reaching $98,988. An estimated 35.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

The return picture is mixed: the median earnings beat the peer median, but graduates fall short of what the model expects for similar students. The wide spread between the downside and upside scenarios reflects the variation in outcomes across the university's many programs.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.