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Bachelor's · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Is Human Resources Management and Services at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 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 5.3 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$60,829
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$74,838
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$19,750
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families
$125k (likely $125k – $143k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$35k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in PA
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
5.3 years (likely 3.8–7.9)
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
$29k (likely −$114k – $200k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
$468k (likely $163k – $854k)
Today's dollars
Odds of finishing (school-wide)
86%
Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

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Students heading toward business & money majors like this one often take these classes. Every school offers a different mix, so check with your counselor.

AP classes

  • AP Microeconomics
  • AP Macroeconomics
  • AP Statistics
  • AP Precalculus or AP Calculus AB

IB Higher Level

  • Business Management HL
  • Economics HL

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