Canisius University

Buffalo, New York · Private, nonprofit

Of 29 assessed programs, 28 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 62 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,781
$30k to $48k	$12,404
$48k to $75k	$16,151
$75k to $110k	$21,341
$110k and up	$24,170
All families (average)	$17,940

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

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

29 of 91 programs could be assessed 32% 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
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$57,036	+$21,290	clears the bar	$26,404	1.2 yrs	77
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$62,097	+$26,351	clears the bar	$30,913	1.2 yrs	62
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$93,286	+$57,540	clears the bar	$30,750	0.5 yrs	44
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,104	+$12,358	clears the bar	$25,859	2.1 yrs	43
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$40,174	+$4,428	clears the bar	$23,250	5.3 yrs	42
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,532	+$15,786	clears the bar	$24,775	1.6 yrs	42
Accounting	Master's Degree	$84,080	+$48,334	clears the bar	$31,169	0.6 yrs	42
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$70,001	+$34,255	clears the bar	$19,600	0.6 yrs	37
Special Education	Master's Degree	$54,413	+$18,667	clears the bar	$40,698	2.2 yrs	31
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$51,723	+$15,977	clears the bar	$39,178	2.5 yrs	31
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$61,044	+$25,298	clears the bar	$25,627	1.0 yrs	30
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$60,674	+$24,928	clears the bar	$27,000	1.1 yrs	23
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$65,757	+$30,011	clears the bar	$23,923	0.8 yrs	21
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$62,398	+$26,652	clears the bar	$22,027	0.8 yrs	21
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$82,563	+$46,817	clears the bar	$24,998	0.5 yrs	20
Zoology/Animal Biology	Master's Degree	$59,671	+$23,925	clears the bar	$38,072	1.6 yrs	19
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$39,148	+$3,402	clears the bar	$20,250	6.0 yrs	18
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$61,958	+$26,212	clears the bar	$21,701	0.8 yrs	18
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$66,256	+$30,510	clears the bar	$22,250	0.7 yrs	17
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$54,529	+$18,783	clears the bar	$22,788	1.2 yrs	13
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	$57,530	+$21,784	clears the bar	$37,704	1.7 yrs	13
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$62,955	+$27,209	clears the bar	$23,248	0.9 yrs	13
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$45,233	+$9,487	clears the bar	$23,000	2.4 yrs	11
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$60,750	+$25,004	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$60,008	+$24,262	clears the bar	$57,382	2.4 yrs	10
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	$51,522	+$15,776	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
English	Bachelor's Degree	$45,180	+$9,434	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$34,766 1-year earnings	-$980	falls short	$24,474	insufficient data	7
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,469	+$22,723	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Health Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by subject)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Health	Master's 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
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nutrition Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	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 where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), 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.