Center Valley, Pennsylvania · Public
Business/Corporate Communications at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 8.7% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $18,220 school-wide net price and $63,435 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
8.7% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a moderate award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 8.7% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 55
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 97.4%
- Graduation rate
- 17.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $18,220/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $72,880
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $63,435/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
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 (8.7%), school-wide average net price ($18,220), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($63,435), and peer averages from 55 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.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 55 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 5.4x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,657 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($3,818 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley in the top 33% 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.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 4.1% of reported awards · $3,033 net A+ 
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online Manchester, NH · 0.2% of reported awards · $10,864 net A Portland State University Portland, OR · 0.4% of reported awards · $9,552 net A 
Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN · 1.0% of reported awards · $9,854 net A 
Harvard University Cambridge, MA · 0.7% of reported awards · $19,066 net A 
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · 0.1% of reported awards · $14,600 net A Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · 0.1% of reported awards · $11,668 net A 
University of Houston Houston, TX · 0.1% of reported awards · $14,276 net A Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Business/Corporate Communications accounts for 8.7% of the awards or completions reported for Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley. That award concentration is higher than at 98% of schools in this field set and is 5.4x 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 Lehigh Valley's average net price is $18,220 per year, about $72,880 over four years. That is $2,657 below the $20,877 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 $3,818 above the $59,617 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 Lehigh Valley #18 of 55 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.