The Pennsylvania State University is a higher education institution located in Centre County, PA. In 2021, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at The Pennsylvania State University were Information Science (867 degrees awarded), General Psychology (807 degrees), and General Finance (607 degrees).
Graduates
In N/A, N/A N/A women than men received degrees from The Pennsylvania State University. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at The Pennsylvania State University is white (15,679 degrees awarded). There were 9.36 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (1,675 degrees).
The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at The Pennsylvania State University is Information Science (867 degrees awarded), followed by General Psychology (807 degrees) and General Finance (607 degrees).
In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at The Pennsylvania State University, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Engineering (3,053 degrees awarded), Agriculture (583 degrees), and Physical Sciences (542 degrees).
Common Jobs by Major
Most Common Job
The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at The Pennsylvania State University are Software developers (1,189,654 people), Other managers (510,972 people), Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (427,670 people), Civil engineers (324,550 people), and Postsecondary teachers (233,454 people).
The most specialized majors at The Pennsylvania State University in 2021 are Engineering (3,053 degrees awarded), Agriculture (583 degrees), Physical Sciences (542 degrees), Math & Statistics (551 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (2,603 degrees) (as of 2021).
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Highest Paying Jobs by Major
Highest Paying Job
The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at The Pennsylvania State University are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Podiatrists, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Physicians
The most specialized majors at The Pennsylvania State University are Engineering (3,053 degrees awarded), Agriculture (583 degrees), Physical Sciences (542 degrees), Math & Statistics (551 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (2,603 degrees) (as of 2021).
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Common Industries by Major
Most Common Industry
The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at The Pennsylvania State University are Computer Systems Design (1,191,395 people), Architectural, engineering & related services (540,603 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (480,764 people), Construction (385,850 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (324,945 people).
The most specialized majors at The Pennsylvania State University are Engineering (3,053 degrees awarded), Agriculture (583 degrees), Physical Sciences (542 degrees), Math & Statistics (551 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (2,603 degrees) (as of 2021).
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Race & Ethnicity by Share
Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)
- White15,679 degrees awarded
- Hispanic or Latino1,675 degrees awarded
- Asian1,559 degrees awarded
The most common race/ethnicity at The Pennsylvania State University is white (15,679 degrees awarded). There were 9.36 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (1,675 degrees).
2.03% of degree recipients (496 students) did not report their race.
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Operations
The Pennsylvania State University has an endowment valued at nearly $4.61B, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 1.83B (39.8%) compared to the N/A% average return (N/A on N/A) across all Doctoral Universities.
In 2021, The Pennsylvania State University had a total salary expenditure of 6.74B. N/A N/A
Endowment
$4.61B
2021 Endowment
37.2%
growth from 2020
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The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity Carnegie Classification grouping.
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