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Surveying Engineering at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 23 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
7.3% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 7.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~23
- Schools with reported signal
- 17
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 97%
- Graduation rate
- 22.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $16,448/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $65,792
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $63,435/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
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 17 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 11.4x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,700 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($8,471 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 53% 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.
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · 0.4% reported share · $8,752 net A 
Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI · 0.4% reported share · $8,624 net A 
Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI · 0.3% reported share · $14,182 net A 
Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton, VA · 0.3% reported share · $7,012 net A Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA · 0.1% reported share · $9,919 net A 
Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV · 0.4% reported share · $9,032 net A 
University of Houston Houston, TX · 0.1% reported share · $14,276 net A North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC · 0.2% reported share · $10,846 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Surveying Engineering accounts for 7.3% of reported programs at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre, which is bigger than 94% of schools in this field set and 11.4x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 23 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre's average net price is $16,448 per year, about $65,792 over four years. That is $1,700 above the $14,748 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 $8,471 above the $54,964 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 Wilkes-Barre #9 of 17 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.