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York College of Pennsylvania Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at York College of Pennsylvania?

At York College of Pennsylvania, program-level earnings vary sharply four years after completion, making field choice central to the return picture. Electrical Engineering sits at the higher end, with median earnings of $103,354 and 7 degrees awarded.

Computer Science also records $100,044 across 9 degrees awarded. Nursing combines $91,052 in median earnings with 145 degrees awarded, placing a large program among the higher-earning fields.

By contrast, Criminal Justice reports $60,275 across 46 degrees awarded. The contrast between these fields shows that the school-level earnings figure can conceal substantially different outcomes by program.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Business158 · 20.4%
  • Health professions154 · 19.9%
  • Engineering76 · 9.8%
  • Education68 · 8.8%
  • Homeland security52 · 6.7%
  • Other265 · 34.3%

37 of 37 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 7 degrees awarded
$103,354
Computer Science 9 degrees awarded
$100,044
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 145 degrees awarded
$91,052
Mechanical Engineering 44 degrees awarded
$89,995
Finance and Financial Management Services 12 degrees awarded
$79,444
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 9 degrees awarded
$77,358

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering small degree count7$103,354—
Computer Science small degree count9$100,044—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing145$91,052—
Mechanical Engineering44$89,995—
Finance and Financial Management Services small degree count12$79,444—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count9$77,358—
Management Information Systems and Services small degree count7$77,328—
Business Administration, Management and Operations55$69,548—
Marketing32$69,407—
Biology, General44$67,444—
Accounting and Related Services20$67,405—
Hospitality Administration/Management small degree count16$64,754—
Criminal Justice and Corrections46$60,275—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness25$57,918—
Psychology, General36$53,927—
Design and Applied Arts small degree count14$52,222—
Political Science and Government small degree count15$52,133—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services small degree count18$50,652—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods35$49,654—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count15$47,667—
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations small degree count16$47,046—
Communication and Media Studies small degree count11$46,976—
History small degree count10$45,569—
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies21$40,692—
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Special Education and Teaching small degree count18Too few graduates to report—
Civil Engineering small degree count19Too few graduates to report—
Engineering, Other small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Mathematics small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Chemistry small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Security Science and Technology small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Sociology small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management small degree count6Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at York College of Pennsylvania?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
145
Business Administration, Management and Operations
55
Criminal Justice and Corrections
46
Mechanical Engineering
44
Biology, General
44
Psychology, General
36
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
35
Marketing
32
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
25
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
21

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do York College of Pennsylvania majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Earnings four years after completing a degree at York College of Pennsylvania vary sharply by field, and Azimuth's program pages are built to surface that variation. The university has earnings data for 24 programs, covering federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled.

The degree mix is anchored by Business and Health Professions, which account for 20.4% and 19.9% of bachelor's degrees awarded. Engineering is a smaller third at 9.8% of degrees awarded.

The largest single program is Nursing, with 145 degrees awarded and median earnings of $91,052. The highest-earning program is a much smaller one: Electrical Engineering graduates earn $103,354, from just 7 degrees awarded a year.

Computer Science is another small, high-earning field, with median earnings of $100,044 from 9 degrees awarded.

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.