Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Indiana, PA · Public · 6,893 students · Visit Website

Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) offers a range of career-focused programs, including Culinary Arts, and provides various certifications in trades and personal services. The university emphasizes career readiness through its Career and Professional Development Center, which assists with internships, job placement, and networking opportunities. IUP also offers specialized workforce training and professional development courses, including Google Career Certificates, and has clinical training affiliations for health-related fields like nursing.

Programs Analyzed

2

Avg Grad Earnings

$29,028/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

50/100

Tuition (In-State)

$11,380/yr
Out-of-state: $16,297/yr

All Programs at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

2 trade programs at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts and Related Services
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63 $29,155/yr $12,000 24.6x Low Very Large
789 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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36 $28,901/yr $17,500 11.7x Low Medium
13 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 2 trade and vocational programs at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.