Middletown, Pennsylvania · Public
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.5% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $23,330 school-wide net price and $63,435 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.5% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.5% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 106
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 97.6%
- Graduation rate
- 26.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $23,330/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $93,320
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $63,435/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.5%), school-wide average net price ($23,330), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($63,435), and peer averages from 106 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 106 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,382 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($1,532 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg in the top 68% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Oglala Lakota College Kyle, SD · 1.2% of reported awards · $1,895 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 1.2% of reported awards · $6,541 net A+ California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA · 1.7% of reported awards · $5,652 net A+ Solano Community College Fairfield, CA · 9.6% of reported awards · $4,669 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.2% of reported awards · $13,807 net A+ Utah Valley University Orem, UT · 0.0% of reported awards · $6,376 net A+ Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA · 0.2% of reported awards · $7,169 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $12,470 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other accounts for 0.5% of the awards or completions reported for Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg. That award concentration is higher than at 45% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg's average net price is $23,330 per year, about $93,320 over four years. That is $3,382 above the $19,948 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $63,435 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $1,532 above the $61,903 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg #72 of 106 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.