by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
At West Chester University of Pennsylvania, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 6,448 undergraduate · 2,436 graduate (8,884 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
Among West Chester University of Pennsylvania programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $68,346 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $59,490 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | $58,034 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | $56,184 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | $54,814 |
Explore the full list of majors at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 4,442 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. · Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. |
480 | $59,490 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. ↳ Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General. |
240 | $43,954 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
176 | $53,367 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
99 | $56,184 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
77 | NA |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 64 | $53,396 |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
15 | NA |
| Real Estate. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. · Secondary Education and Teaching. |
344 | $42,622 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. · Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances. · Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism. |
101 | $45,558 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. · Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision. |
75 | NA |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Reading Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Biology Teacher Education. · Physics Teacher Education. · Earth Science Teacher Education. · Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education. · Chemistry Teacher Education. |
73 | $54,814 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
27 | $46,655 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | 16 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
12 | NA |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nursing Practice. |
228 | $68,346 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
115 | NA |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. · Physician Associate/Assistant. |
80 | NA |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Environmental Health. |
77 | $36,635 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Dietetics/Dietitian. |
63 | $29,958 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 33 | $52,978 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. |
19 | NA |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. ↳ Pharmaceutics and Drug Design. |
8 | NA |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
6 | NA |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. ↳ Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies. |
6 | NA |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Music Therapy/Therapist. · Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy. |
3 | NA |
| Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education. ↳ Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education, Other. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 315 | $29,838 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Industrial and Organizational Psychology. · Clinical Psychology. |
18 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 177 | $43,286 |
| Public Administration. | 48 | NA |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Education Policy Analysis. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General. · Exercise Science and Kinesiology. · Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. |
187 | $27,786 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. |
162 | $36,755 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Rhetoric and Composition. |
90 | $35,949 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 57 | $32,267 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
137 | $30,458 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Music. ↳ Music, General. · Music Theory and Composition. · Music Performance, General. · Stringed Instruments. · Keyboard Instruments. · Music History, Literature, and Theory. · Jazz/Jazz Studies. |
90 | $36,810 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. |
35 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
118 | $34,185 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 91 | $58,034 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
21 | NA |
| Information Science/Studies. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Mass Communication/Media Studies. |
80 | NA |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 11 | NA |
| Publishing. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
39 | $30,428 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. · Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
13 | NA |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
11 | NA |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
39 | $47,228 |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
20 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
24 | NA |
| Chemistry. ↳ Analytical Chemistry. · Chemistry, General. |
17 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
42 | $32,015 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. |
26 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Geography and Environmental Studies. | 12 | NA |
| Gerontology. | 9 | NA |
| Sustainability Studies. | 2 | NA |
| Data Analytics. ↳ Business Analytics. |
2 | NA |
| Holocaust and Related Studies. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. ↳ Human Nutrition. · Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other. |
24 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. |
3 | NA |
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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