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Penn State Altoona Majors and Degree Programs

21 Majors With Completions
614 Undergraduate Degrees

Find out more about how Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.

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* Degrees Offered

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During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 21 majors graduated from Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona.

Available Degree Levels

At Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona, students can earn anything from certificates through the master’s degree.

Degree Level Offered
Certificate
Associate
Bachelor’s
Master’s
Doctorate

Completions: 614 undergraduate (614 total)

Here are the majors that graduate the most students at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona.

Most Popular Majors Graduates
Multi-Disciplinary Studies 307
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 59
Business/Commerce, General. 37
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. 26
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 21

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Highest-Paying Majors

We do not yet have reported earnings data for the programs at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona.

All Majors, Organized by Study Area

The majors at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.

Multi-Disciplinary Studies

Major Graduates Average Salary
Multi-Disciplinary Studies 307 NA
Major Graduates Average Salary
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.
↳ Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other.
59 NA
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.
↳ Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other.
2 NA
Major Graduates Average Salary
Business/Commerce, General. 37 NA
Accounting and Related Services.
↳ Accounting.
12 NA
Finance and Financial Management Services.
↳ Financial Planning and Services.
1 NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.
↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other.
1 NA

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Major Graduates Average Salary
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.
↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance.
20 NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General.
↳ Computer and Information Sciences, Other.
8 NA
Major Graduates Average Salary
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians.
↳ Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician.
26 NA

Education

Major Graduates Average Salary
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.
↳ Teacher Education, Multiple Levels.
21 NA

Psychology

Major Graduates Average Salary
Psychology, General. 21 NA
Major Graduates Average Salary
Criminal Justice and Corrections.
↳ Criminal Justice/Safety Studies.
19 NA

Engineering

Major Graduates Average Salary
Civil Engineering.
↳ Transportation and Highway Engineering.
9 NA
Engineering, General. 4 NA

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

Major Graduates Average Salary
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.
↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General.
13 NA

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Major Graduates Average Salary
Biology, General.
↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
13 NA
Major Graduates Average Salary
Communication, General.
↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
10 NA

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness Studies, and Kinesiology

Major Graduates Average Salary
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.
↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology.
7 NA

Natural Resources and Conservation

Major Graduates Average Salary
Natural Resources Conservation and Research.
↳ Environmental Studies.
5 NA

English Language and Literature/Letters

Major Graduates Average Salary
English Language and Literature, General. 4 NA

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Major Graduates Average Salary
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other.
4 NA

Mathematics and Statistics

Major Graduates Average Salary
Mathematics.
↳ Mathematics, General.
4 NA

Visual and Performing Arts

Major Graduates Average Salary
Design and Applied Arts.
↳ Design and Applied Arts, Other.
2 NA
Visual and Performing Arts, General. 1 NA

History

Major Graduates Average Salary
History.
↳ History, General.
2 NA

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Major Graduates Average Salary
Biological and Physical Sciences. 1 NA

Social Sciences

Major Graduates Average Salary
Political Science and Government.
↳ Political Science and Government, General.
1 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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