Adelphi University

Garden City, New York · Private, nonprofit

All 31 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr). Another 79 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$24,095
$30k to $48k	$24,700
$48k to $75k	$28,681
$75k to $110k	$32,337
$110k and up	$35,672
All families (average)	$30,783

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

31 of 110 programs could be assessed 28% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New York high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$112,945	+$77,199	clears the bar	$25,375	0.3 yrs	430
Social Work	Master's Degree	$71,718	+$35,972	clears the bar	$50,286	1.4 yrs	215
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$61,393	+$25,647	clears the bar	$22,875	0.9 yrs	94
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$75,921	+$40,175	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	89
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$101,097	+$65,351	clears the bar	$40,500	0.6 yrs	87
Education	Master's Degree	$73,800	+$38,054	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	84
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$85,752	+$50,006	clears the bar	$48,250	1.0 yrs	77
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$75,285	+$39,539	clears the bar	$92,680	2.3 yrs	70
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$66,003	+$30,257	clears the bar	$25,000	0.8 yrs	63
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$69,087	+$33,341	clears the bar	$19,250	0.6 yrs	45
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$66,162	+$30,416	clears the bar	$20,750	0.7 yrs	43
Nursing	Master's Degree	$137,582	+$101,836	clears the bar	$53,604	0.5 yrs	41
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$77,155	+$41,409	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	35
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$100,895	+$65,149	clears the bar	$21,500	0.3 yrs	33
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,190	+$28,444	clears the bar	$24,032	0.8 yrs	30
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$79,199	+$43,453	clears the bar	$41,000	0.9 yrs	29
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$97,175	+$61,429	clears the bar	$25,000	0.4 yrs	27
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$70,416	+$34,670	clears the bar	$21,500	0.6 yrs	26
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$61,410	+$25,664	clears the bar	$80,084	3.1 yrs	26
Special Education	Master's Degree	$80,788	+$45,042	clears the bar	$52,625	1.2 yrs	24
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$41,924	+$6,178	clears the bar	$25,000	4.0 yrs	24
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$54,469	+$18,723	clears the bar	$23,228	1.2 yrs	23
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$86,028	+$50,282	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$77,418	+$41,672	clears the bar	$27,000	0.6 yrs	21
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$37,630	+$1,884	clears the bar	$24,125	12.8 yrs	18
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$50,759	+$15,013	clears the bar	$23,500	1.6 yrs	15
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$124,820	+$89,074	clears the bar	$144,795	1.6 yrs	14
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	$96,747	+$61,001	clears the bar	$52,433	0.9 yrs	14
Accounting	Master's Degree	$114,578	+$78,832	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$59,273	+$23,527	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$50,556	+$14,810	clears the bar	$19,500	1.3 yrs	0
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$24,625	insufficient data	32
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Social Work	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Counseling Psychology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Psychology, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Social Work	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Homeland Security	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biological and Physical Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Homeland Security	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.