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Bachelor's · Millersville, Pennsylvania

Is Chemistry at Millersville University of Pennsylvania worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 3.5 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
Not enough graduates to report
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$75,186
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
Not enough borrowers to report
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families
$80k (likely $80k – $108k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$36k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in PA
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
3.5 years (likely 2.3–5.4)
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
$83k (likely −$63k – $255k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
$492k (likely $209k – $864k)
Today's dollars
Odds of finishing (school-wide)
55%
Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

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AP classes

  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Statistics
  • AP Physics C: Mechanics
  • AP Chemistry

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  • Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL
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