Erie, Pennsylvania · Public
Area Studies at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 7 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.2% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~7
- Schools with reported signal
- 387
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 96.8%
- Graduation rate
- 43.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $24,558/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $98,232
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $63,435/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
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.
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 387 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($2,965 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($2,015 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 68% 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.
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,090 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.1% reported share · $2,984 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 0.0% reported share · $3,103 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 0.2% reported share · $3,148 net A+ 
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 1.4% reported share · $6,128 net A+ CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY · 0.2% reported share · $3,203 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.3% reported share · $3,776 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Area Studies accounts for 0.2% of reported programs at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College, which is bigger than 42% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 7 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College's average net price is $24,558 per year, about $98,232 over four years. That is $2,965 above the $21,593 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 $2,015 below the $65,450 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-Penn State Erie-Behrend College #264 of 387 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.