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Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.1% reported program-share signal, $32,875 school-wide net price, and $63,435 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 51 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.1% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~51
- Schools with reported signal
- 125
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 60.6%
- Graduation rate
- 86.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $32,875/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $131,500
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $63,435/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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.1%), school-wide average net price ($32,875), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($63,435), and peer averages from 125 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 125 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($12,848 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($949 above). Together, those evidence points place Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus in the top 94% 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.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.1% reported share · $13,807 net A+ California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · 0.1% reported share · $7,000 net A+ University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI · 0.0% reported share · $9,492 net A 
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.2% reported share · $10,974 net A 
Marshall University Huntington, WV · 0.0% reported share · $7,502 net A Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · 0.2% reported share · $15,846 net A University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA · 0.4% reported share · $14,251 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research accounts for 0.1% of reported programs at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, which is bigger than 44% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 51 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus's average net price is $32,875 per year, about $131,500 over four years. That is $12,848 above the $20,027 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 $949 above the $62,486 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 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus #118 of 125 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.