West Chester University’s Business Administration, Management, and Operations master’s degree and Immaculata University’s Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research, and Clinical Nursing bachelor’s degree are among the top-paying degrees in their field in the region, write Bob Fernandez, Erin Arvedlund, and Dain Saint for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

A new online search tool made available by The Philadelphia Inquirer allows students and parents to search among thousands of academic degrees and compare the earnings graduates made in their first year out of school versus what they owed in federal loans.

In the first year after graduating, holders of WCU’s aforementioned master’s degree earned $90,600, while being just $20,500 in federal debt – the lowest debt amount for this degree and major in the area. It is also one of the highest-paying degrees in the region overall.

Meanwhile, Immaculata’s aforementioned bachelor’s degree nets $75,300 in the first year with only $26,073 in federal debt.

WCU also has one of the highest-paying bachelor’s degrees for the first year, with its Computer and Information Sciences, General degree making $68,500 with $23,343 in federal debt.

Read more about highest-paying degrees in The Philadelphia Inquirer here.

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