Daemen University

Amherst, New York · Private, nonprofit

All 10 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr). Another 51 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,773
$30k to $48k	$13,276
$48k to $75k	$17,289
$75k to $110k	$18,863
$110k and up	$25,356
All families (average)	$18,693

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

10 of 61 programs could be assessed 16% 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	$94,312	+$58,566	clears the bar	$12,500	0.2 yrs	104
Natural Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$76,980	+$41,234	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	100
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$117,938	+$82,192	clears the bar	$41,101	0.5 yrs	61
Social Work	Master's Degree	$58,349	+$22,603	clears the bar	$20,500	0.9 yrs	44
Nursing	Master's Degree	$132,040	+$96,294	clears the bar	$36,944	0.4 yrs	31
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$57,850	+$22,104	clears the bar	$27,000	1.2 yrs	19
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$51,458	+$15,712	clears the bar	$27,000	1.7 yrs	16
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,412	+$19,666	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Public Health	Master's Degree	$68,737	+$32,991	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$72,722	+$36,976	clears the bar	$41,000	1.1 yrs	insufficient data
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	129
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Business Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	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	4
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Medical Laboratory Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	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
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Behavioral Sciences	Master'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.