What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Social Sciences, Other at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Social Sciences, Other at the bachelor's credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 2 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings are not published for this program-school combination, which can reflect source reporting or privacy treatment. Compared to the national mean of $56,813 across all institutions offering Social Sciences, Other, graduates here earn at a level the national comparison cannot yet quantify. Across all programs at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, the mean median-earnings figure is $64,005, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. The median cumulative federal loan debt for Social Sciences, Other graduates at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is $26,500, which translates to roughly $221 per month on a standard 10-year repayment plan. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.