Offered Programs at Penn State World Campus
Offered Degrees/Programs
Cert., AS, BS, MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Offered Through Online Classes
Cert., AS, BS, MS, Post-Grad.
Total Number of Programs
182
Total Number of Online Programs
68
Total Number of Completers
4,578
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus offers 182 programs through Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 8 Associate, 53 Bachelor's, 46 Master's, 1 Doctorate (professional), 24 1-Year Certificate, 4 1-2 Years certificates, 46 Post-BS Certificate programs
It also offers its programs via online learning and 68 programs are available through Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 2 Associate, 10 Bachelor's, 14 Master's, 10 1-Year Certificate, 2 1-2 Years certificates, 30 Post-BS Certificate program in the virtual environment.
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 4,578 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from Pennsylvania State University-World Campus.
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 181 Associate, 1,540 Bachelor's, 1,749 Master's, 17 Doctorate (professional), 219 1 Year Certificate, 69 1-2 Years certificates, and 803 Post-BS Certificate were awareded by Penn State World Campus.
Number of Programs Number of Online Programs Number of Completers Associate 8 2 181 Bachelor's 53 10 1,540 Master's 46 14 1,749 Doctorate (professional) 1 0 17 1 Year Certificate 24 10 219 1-2 Years certificates 4 2 69 Post-BS Certificate 46 30 803 Total 182 68 4,578
The following table shows the best programs at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
Certificate Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation
Associate Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Information Science/Studies $44,800 Business/Commerce $35,800 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies $32,800 Human Development and Family Studies $19,200
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse $67,800
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Information Science/Studies $113,000 Computer Engineering $95,900 Systems Engineering $94,700 Management Science $94,400 Computer and Information Sciences $91,900
The following table lists the popular programs at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2023-2024.
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance 70 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Business/Commerce 57 $35,800 Information Technology 34 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Psychology 168 $29,100 Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 86 - Finance 75 $61,800 Accounting 62 $56,200 Organizational Behavior Studies 57 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Geographic Information Science and Cartography 167 - Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 49 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Homeland Security 117 - Curriculum and Instruction 80 $50,000 Computer Engineering 60 $95,900 Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 57 - Geography (other) 50 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 42 -
The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at Penn State World Campus by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture
✔ (1 completers)45 completers - Agronomy and Crop Science ✔ 45 -
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Communication and Journalism
✔ (1 completers)0 completers - Journalism (other) ✕ 0 - Organizational Communication ✔ 0 -
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Computer and Information Sciences
✔ (1 completers)34 completers - Computer and Information Sciences ✔ 13 - Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance ✕ 21 -
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Work and Family Studies
✔ (1 completers)0 completers - Adult Development and Aging ✔ 0 - Child Development ✕ 0 -
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Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
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26 completers - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies ✕ 2 - Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other) ✕ 24 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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0 completers - Geography and Environmental Studies ✕ 0 -
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Physical Sciences
✔ (1 completers)45 completers - Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology ✔ 45 -
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Psychology
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4 completers - Counseling Psychology ✕ 4 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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0 completers - Criminalistics and Criminal Science ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ (2 completers)17 completers - Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other) ✕ 0 - Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) ✔ 14 - Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other) ✔ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
✔ 47 completers -
Business/Commerce ✕ 0 - Business Administration and Management ✕ 0 - Financial Planning and Services ✔ 14 - Meeting and Event Planning ✕ 0 - Labor and Industrial Relations ✔ 8 - Management Information Systems and Services (other) ✔ 25 - Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) ✕ 0 - Total 219
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture
✔ (1 completers)0 completers - Agronomy and Crop Science ✔ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
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66 completers - Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance ✕ 66 -
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Physical Sciences
✔ (1 completers)3 completers - Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other) ✔ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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0 completers -
Accounting and Related Services (other) ✕ 0 - Total 69
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture
✔ (1 completers)34 completers - Turf and Turfgrass Management ✔ 34 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
✔ (1 completers)32 completers - Information Technology ✔ 32 - Information Science/Studies ✕ 0 $44,800
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies
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13 completers - Human Development and Family Studies ✕ 13 $19,200
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
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38 completers $32,800 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies ✕ 38 $32,800
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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4 completers - Criminal Justice/Safety Studies ✕ 4 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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60 completers -
Business/Commerce ✕ 51 $35,800 Labor and Industrial Relations ✕ 9 - Total 181
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture
✔ (2 completers)27 completers $38,700 Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations ✔ 18 - Turf and Turfgrass Management ✔ 9 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation
✔ (1 completers)22 completers - Natural Resources Management and Policy (other) ✔ 22 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism
✔ (3 completers)94 completers $31,000 Speech Communication and Rhetoric ✕ 18 $31,000 Mass Communication/Media Studies ✕ 0 - Journalism ✕ 0 $32,100 Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia ✕ 2 - Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication ✔ 32 - Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other) ✔ 5 - Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other) ✔ 37 $33,500
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
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193 completers - Information Science/Studies ✕ 91 $59,700 Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance ✕ 102 -
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Education
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0 completers - Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other) ✕ 0 -
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Engineering
✔ (1 completers)40 completers - Computer Software Engineering ✔ 40 - Mechanical Engineering ✕ 0 $63,000
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies
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48 completers - Human Development and Family Studies ✕ 48 $28,600
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
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0 completers - English Language and Literature ✕ 0 -
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Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
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4 completers $32,300 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies ✕ 4 $32,300
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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39 completers - Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 1 - Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) ✕ 38 $27,200
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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1 completers $30,600 Biological and Physical Sciences ✕ 1 $30,600 Science, Technology and Society ✕ 0 - Sustainability Studies ✕ 0 - Geography and Environmental Studies ✕ 0 -
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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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10 completers - Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management ✕ 10 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies
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0 completers - Philosophy ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
✕
0 completers - Geology/Earth Science ✕ 0 - Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other) ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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184 completers $29,100 Psychology ✕ 182 $29,100 Social Psychology ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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69 completers $32,900 Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration ✕ 5 - Criminal Justice/Safety Studies ✕ 64 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
✔ (1 completers)149 completers - Social Sciences ✕ 37 - Economics ✕ 0 $47,800 Econometrics and Quantitative Economics ✔ 58 - International Relations and Affairs ✕ 24 $37,000 Political Science and Government ✕ 30 $33,700
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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0 completers $26,700 Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 0 $26,700 Art/Art Studies ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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78 completers - Health/Health Care Administration/Management ✕ 27 $43,500 Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✕ 20 $67,800 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) ✕ 31 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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467 completers $38,100 Business/Commerce ✕ 165 $38,100 Business Administration and Management ✕ 0 - Accounting ✕ 73 $56,200 Business/Managerial Economics ✕ 0 - Finance ✕ 82 $61,800 Labor and Industrial Relations ✕ 59 - Organizational Behavior Studies ✕ 52 - Marketing/Marketing Management ✕ 36 $48,900
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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36 completers -
History ✕ 36 $27,900 Total 1,540
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture
✔ (1 completers)4 completers - Turf and Turfgrass Management ✔ 4 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation
✕
7 completers - Natural Resources and Conservation (other) ✕ 7 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism
✔ (1 completers)21 completers - Public Relations/Image Management ✔ 21 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
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80 completers $91,900 Informatics ✕ 3 - Information Science/Studies ✕ 43 $113,000 Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance ✕ 34 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (1 completers)197 completers - Curriculum and Instruction ✕ 51 $50,000 Higher Education/Higher Education Administration ✕ 37 - Educational/Instructional Technology ✕ 18 - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 59 - Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching ✔ 32 - Art Teacher Education ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Engineering
✔ (1 completers)187 completers - Computer Engineering ✕ 45 $95,900 Electrical and Electronics Engineering ✕ 16 - Mechanical Engineering ✕ 9 - Nuclear Engineering ✕ 9 - Systems Engineering ✔ 35 $94,700 Industrial Engineering ✕ 7 - Manufacturing Engineering ✕ 30 - Engineering (other) ✕ 36 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
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64 completers - Financial Mathematics ✕ 15 - Statistics ✕ 49 $81,500
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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108 completers - Nutrition Sciences ✕ 21 - Computational Science ✕ 87 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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16 completers - Geology/Earth Science ✕ 0 - Acoustics ✕ 16 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
✔ (1 completers)40 completers - Psychology (other) ✔ 40 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
✔ (1 completers)115 completers - Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration ✕ 18 - Homeland Security ✔ 97 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
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58 completers - Community Organization and Advocacy ✕ 9 - Public Administration ✕ 49 $57,900
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
✔ (2 completers)91 completers - Demography and Population Studies ✕ 2 - Geographic Information Science and Cartography ✔ 29 - Geography (other) ✔ 60 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
✔ (1 completers)4 completers - Design and Applied Arts (other) ✔ 4 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ (1 completers)49 completers - Health/Health Care Administration/Management ✕ 22 $70,000 Public Health ✔ 8 $55,400 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) ✕ 19 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
✔ 698 completers -
Business Administration and Management ✕ 368 $88,600 Accounting ✕ 16 $63,200 Accounting and Related Services (other) ✔ 6 - Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies ✔ 36 - Labor and Industrial Relations ✕ 69 - Human Resources Development ✔ 35 - Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) ✕ 146 - Marketing (other) ✔ 22 - Total 1,749
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✕
17 completers -
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) ✕ 17 - Total 17
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture
✔ (1 completers)3 completers - Food Science and Technology (other) ✔ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation
✔ (2 completers)0 completers - Natural Resources Management and Policy ✔ 0 - Natural Resources and Conservation (other) ✔ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
✕
26 completers - Information Science/Studies ✕ 26 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (3 completers)53 completers - Education ✕ 12 - Educational Leadership and Administration ✕ 25 - Educational/Instructional Technology ✔ 2 - Educational Evaluation and Research ✔ 4 - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 1 - Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism ✔ 1 - Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other) ✕ 0 - Education (other) ✕ 8 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Engineering
✔ (1 completers)36 completers - Electrical and Electronics Engineering ✕ 2 - Industrial Engineering ✔ 1 - Engineering (other) ✕ 33 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology
✔ (2 completers)34 completers - Engineering-Related Technologies (other) ✔ 19 - Solar Energy Technology/Technician ✔ 15 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
✔ (2 completers)36 completers - Financial Mathematics ✔ 2 - Statistics ✔ 34 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
✔ (2 completers)1 completers - International/Global Studies ✔ 0 - Computational Science ✕ 0 - Sustainability Studies ✔ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
✔ (1 completers)1 completers - Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (other) ✔ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
✔ (3 completers)23 completers - Criminal Justice/Safety Studies ✔ 5 - Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations ✔ 4 - Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other) ✔ 14 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
✔ (1 completers)21 completers - Community Organization and Advocacy ✔ 0 - Public Administration ✕ 21 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
✔ (3 completers)135 completers - Demography and Population Studies ✔ 0 - Geography ✔ 11 - Geographic Information Science and Cartography ✔ 124 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ (2 completers)2 completers - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✔ 1 - Nursing Administration ✔ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
✔ 404 completers -
Business/Commerce ✕ 65 - Business Administration and Management ✕ 102 - Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management ✔ 47 - Project Management ✔ 15 - Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) ✔ 34 - Accounting ✔ 12 - Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies ✕ 21 - Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration ✕ 4 - Human Resources Development ✕ 2 - Management Science ✔ 35 - Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) ✕ 49 - Marketing Research ✔ 12 - Taxation ✔ 6 - Total 803
