Reading, Pennsylvania · Private Non-Profit
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other at Alvernia University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 181 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
8.4% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 8.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~181
- Schools with reported signal
- 183
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 58.1%
- Graduation rate
- 55.5%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $28,138/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $112,552
- Median debt
- $27,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $55,055/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 183 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 4.2x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($9,639 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($2,347 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 93% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.2% reported share · $2,288 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 0.1% reported share · $3,103 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 0.0% reported share · $3,148 net A+ 
CUNY York College Jamaica, NY · 0.7% reported share · $4,456 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.1% reported share · $6,541 net A+ Roane State Community College Harriman, TN · 0.8% reported share · $4,270 net A+ Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC · 1.8% reported share · $4,647 net A+ Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ · 1.4% reported share · $5,279 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other accounts for 8.4% of reported programs at Alvernia University, which is bigger than 95% of schools in this field set and 4.2x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 181 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Alvernia University's average net price is $28,138 per year, about $112,552 over four years. That is $9,639 above the $18,499 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $55,055 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,347 below the $57,402 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 program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Alvernia University #170 of 183 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.