10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$33,848at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre
⌖ Dallas, PA · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$33,848 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
8.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
+14%Modeled 10-year ROI
$72,964Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$16,448Average net price / year
$25,994Cost of attendance
$72,964Median earnings · year 5 after completion
22.7%Completion rate
97.0%Admission rate
313Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$54,468Year 1
$76,659Year 4
$72,964Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$93,2772Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree$91,6713Human Resources Management and Services · Bachelor's Degree$81,7554Surveying Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$77,0945Information Science/Studies · Associate's Degree$69,3946Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$68,9187Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree$65,2928Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$61,596Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in PA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny
- Annual net price
- $15,521
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,964
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +16%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
- Annual net price
- $17,418
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,964
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +12%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois
- Annual net price
- $17,428
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,964
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +12%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton
- Annual net price
- $17,597
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,964
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +12%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,277 | $27,000 |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $91,671 | $26,000 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $81,755 | $27,000 |
| Surveying Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $77,094 | Not available |
| Information Science/Studies | Associate's Degree | $69,394 | $24,788 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $68,918 | $26,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $65,292 | $27,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $61,596 | $19,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $56,877 | $26,000 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $55,840 | $26,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $55,505 | $25,875 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $54,654 | $20,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $51,635 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,299 | $26,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,543 | $27,000 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.