Career Programs at Penn State

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is $40,188 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus offers the alternative tuition plans .

56% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $11,574 (exclude student loans).

Penn State 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$40,188
Average Financial Amount	$11,574

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus offers 75 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 2,017 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	1	0	3
Less than 1 Year Certificate	57	12	1,089
2 Years Certificate	17	2	357
Total	75	14	2,017

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

3 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
1,089 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
357 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
568 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Accounting	✕	3	-
	Total	3

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✔ (1 completers)	23 completers	-
Agronomy and Crop Science	✔	23	-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Land Use Planning and Management/Development	✕	3	-
Natural Resources and Conservation (other)	✕	1	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)	✕	1	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	66 completers	-
Journalism (other)	✕	54	-
Organizational Communication	✔	2	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✕	6	-
Advertising	✕	2	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	81 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	32	-
Information Technology	✕	0	-
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	✔	0	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	31	-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	✕	16	-
Education [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Education (other)	✕	19	-
Engineering [+]	✕	37 completers	-
Engineering	✕	17	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	✕	0	-
Civil Engineering	✕	0	-
Manufacturing Engineering	✕	1	-
Engineering (other)	✕	19	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	0	-
Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	6	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	13 completers	-
Human Development and Family Studies	✕	1	-
Adult Development and Aging	✔	1	-
Child Development	✕	11	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✔ (1 completers)	30 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	1	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✔	29	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	3	-
International/Global Studies	✕	6	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✕	0	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	37 completers	-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	✔	32	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	5	-
Psychology [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	5	-
Psychology (other)	✕	3	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	101 completers	-
Geography	✕	55	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	46	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	39 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	7	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	✕	2	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✔	20	-
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other)	✔	10	-
Business [+]	✔	613 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	6	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	4	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	3	-
Accounting	✕	0	-
Accounting and Business/Management	✕	12	-
Business/Corporate Communications	✕	0	-
Financial Planning and Services	✔	18	-
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)	✕	1	-
Meeting and Event Planning	✕	29	-
Labor and Industrial Relations	✔	16	-
Management Information Systems and Services (other)	✔	130	-
Real Estate	✕	80	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✕	314	-
	Total	1,089

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Agronomy and Crop Science	✔	11	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Asian Studies/Civilization	✕	0	-
German Studies	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	300 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	300	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	0	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Jewish/Judaic Studies	✕	10	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	16 completers	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✔	16	-
Psychology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Psychology	✕	4	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	✕	0	-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	✕	0	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	0	$35,800
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
Accounting and Related Services (other)	✕	7	-
Actuarial Science	✕	6	-
	Total	357

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✔ (1 completers)	27 completers	-
Agricultural Business and Management (other)	✕	0	-
Turf and Turfgrass Management	✔	27	-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Forest Technology/Technician	✕	7	-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	✕	17	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	71 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	71	-
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	1	-
Engineering [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mining and Mineral Engineering	✕	0	-
Manufacturing Engineering	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	7	-
Biomedical Technology/Technician	✕	11	-
Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Metallurgical Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	✕	14	-
Surveying Technology/Surveying	✕	4	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Human Development and Family Studies	✕	38	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	73 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	73	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	153 completers	-
Occupational Therapist Assistant	✕	47	-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	✕	79	-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	✕	24	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	✕	3	-
Dietitian Assistant	✔	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔	135 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	123	-
Hospitality Administration/Management (other)	✔	0	-
Labor and Industrial Relations	✕	12	-
	Total	568

Directory and Accreditation Information

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1921 - Current[Estimated Date]).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

201 Old Main, University Park, PA

814-865-4700

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