Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, PA · Public · 4,179 students · Visit Website

Shippensburg University offers a Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies with a concentration in Professional Leadership Studies, an online degree completion program designed for working adults with 60+ college credits and five years of work experience. The university emphasizes career readiness through its Center for Career and Workforce Development, which connects students with employers for internships, career fairs, and on-campus recruiting. Many programs, especially within the College of Education and Human Services, provide hands-on training and internship opportunities, including a campus farm for research and a university-affiliated laboratory school for education students.

Programs Analyzed

2

Avg Grad Earnings

$38,673/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

60/100

Tuition (In-State)

$13,544/yr
Out-of-state: $15,798/yr

All Programs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

2 trade programs at Shippensburg University, 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
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Corrections
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66 $38,907/yr $22,250 27.7x Moderate Very Large
480 openings/yr
Geography & Cartography
Geography and Cartography
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55 $38,439/yr $22,250 43.8x High Very Large
115 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 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.