West Chester University of Pennsylvania Career Outcomes & Earnings

For federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, West Chester University of Pennsylvania has median earnings of $64,804 four years after completion. That places those earnings in the 65th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $65,610, leaving the university $806 below it. Graduates earn about $6,973 less than the model expects for similar students.

Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, is in the 28th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth places the return pillar in the 60th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $8,389. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $15,362.

The below-peer median and lower-than-expected earnings point in the same direction.

Earnings scenarios show a broad spread tied to the university's program mix, from $47,868 in the downside scenario to $92,608 in the upside scenario, with $64,804 as the typical scenario. These are scenarios rather than observed groups of graduates.

Among published program figures, Nursing has median earnings of $98,013 four years after completion and 204 degrees awarded. That program result provides a concrete reference point within the modeled spread.

Further study affects how the four-year earnings figure should be read. An estimated 28.1% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment.

Because the earnings measure covers completers who are working and not enrolled, those continuing their education are outside that snapshot.

The reported program picture centers on Nursing, where median earnings are $98,013 four years after completion. The field awarded 204 degrees in the academic year covered, making it a large program as well as the available higher-earning field.

Its median is 1.10x the national median for that field, a comparison that puts its earnings in context without treating program results as university-wide outcomes. The broader degree mix extends beyond that health field.

Business accounts for 25.7% of bachelor’s degrees awarded, and Education accounts for 10.8%. Health Professions represents 14.3% of degrees awarded, so the available earnings figure describes one prominent part of the university’s offerings rather than every field.

Business accounts for 25.7% of bachelor’s degrees awarded, making it the largest program family; Health Professions accounts for 14.3%, and Education for 10.8%. That mix gives the school a broad academic center rather than a degree output concentrated solely in health fields.

Among the published program outcomes, Nursing stands out with 204 degrees awarded in one academic year and median earnings of $98,013 four years after completion. The available program result is far above the school-level typical scenario, showing that earnings can differ sharply by field even when the overall program mix is led by Business.