Animal Sciences at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 72 graduates a year

$33,182
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$49,772
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$49,634
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#36 of 78
Rank by pay
#34 of 78
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,000
Median federal debt

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus graduates in animal sciences earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 50% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Compares for Animal Sciences

All 78 colleges reporting animal sciences earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Georgia Athens, GA$61,176$63,330#3$31,769
2University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$59,543$52,434#25$40,008
3University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$57,605$59,941#8$44,354
4Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$57,324$58,282#9$35,582
5University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$56,248$49,364#45$40,209
6University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR$56,136$66,152#1$32,417
7Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$55,753$56,684#15$34,933
8Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX$54,984$55,903#16$31,059
9California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$54,805$49,869#41$33,879
10Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$54,751$57,729#12$41,292
…
33SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill, NY$50,491$48,057#49$37,068
34University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI$50,203$49,445#44$35,520
35University of Delaware Newark, DE$49,999$49,699#43$40,317
36Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$49,772$50,619#34$33,182
37The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$49,656$54,244#19$26,515
38Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX$49,636$50,465#36$34,051
39Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA$49,225$50,062#40$38,378

Other Majors at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$120,729$84,050#43 of 459
Petroleum Engineering$113,669$85,795#7 of 19
Computer Engineering$112,269$85,446#69 of 189
Industrial Engineering$104,758$78,975#21 of 94
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$104,205$67,306#2 of 37
Chemical Engineering$103,728$82,218#33 of 158
Engineering$102,134$73,153#6 of 19
Computer Science$101,854$72,884#157 of 349
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$100,416$76,531#28 of 118
Engineering Science$100,176$79,909#3 of 9
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$99,159$73,100#22 of 59
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$98,637$73,941#20 of 99
Finance and Financial Management Services$96,714$68,552#75 of 452
Management Information Systems and Services$95,935$66,169#29 of 166
Architectural Engineering$94,483$80,070#2 of 16
Nuclear Engineering$94,365$78,218#7 of 12
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,277$74,958#215 of 258
Materials Sciences$92,864$72,216—
Information Science/Studies$91,671$66,209#35 of 148
Mining and Mineral Engineering$91,411—#6 of 7
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,032$77,955#329 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$88,192$63,425#137 of 796
Engineering$88,063$68,331#30 of 57
Mechanical Engineering$87,997$69,772#241 of 318
Polymer/Plastics Engineering$87,636$68,438#6 of 6
Agricultural Engineering$87,564$62,382#9 of 26
Statistics$86,636$68,254#26 of 50
Food Science and Technology$83,112$59,722#3 of 29
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$81,835$65,043#19 of 23
Physics$81,763$43,461#45 of 107

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus animal sciences graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $33,182 one year after graduating and $49,772 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus rank for animal sciences?

Among 78 colleges reporting earnings for animal sciences graduates, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus ranks #36 by median pay four years after graduation, and #34 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is animal sciences at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for animal sciences ($49,634), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,000.

← All data for Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.