Excelsior University

Albany, New York · Private, nonprofit

All 30 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr). Another 66 could not be assessed.

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.

30 of 96 programs could be assessed 31% 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
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$61,685	+$25,939	clears the bar	$7,925	0.3 yrs	1,240
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$91,265	+$55,519	clears the bar	$13,862	0.2 yrs	701
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$87,618	+$51,872	clears the bar	$13,323	0.3 yrs	228
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$93,206	+$57,460	clears the bar	$27,333	0.5 yrs	192
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$119,783	+$84,037	clears the bar	$10,555	0.1 yrs	182
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$63,016	+$27,270	clears the bar	$5,220	0.2 yrs	177
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$59,793	+$24,047	clears the bar	$10,500	0.4 yrs	156
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$102,010	+$66,264	clears the bar	$17,152	0.3 yrs	112
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,149	+$10,403	clears the bar	$18,667	1.8 yrs	99
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$74,559	+$38,813	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	88
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$57,947	+$22,201	clears the bar	$18,878	0.9 yrs	87
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	$144,427	+$108,681	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	83
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$74,812	+$39,066	clears the bar	$34,167	0.9 yrs	63
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$64,071 1-year earnings	+$28,325	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	$57,737	+$21,991	clears the bar	$15,125	0.7 yrs	58
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$75,828	+$40,082	clears the bar	$14,583	0.4 yrs	55
Nursing	Master's Degree	$118,099	+$82,353	clears the bar	$27,295	0.3 yrs	49
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$99,786	+$64,040	clears the bar	$19,461	0.3 yrs	41
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$116,151	+$80,405	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$69,623	+$33,877	clears the bar	$12,500	0.4 yrs	33
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	$95,916	+$60,170	clears the bar	$26,341	0.4 yrs	30
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$99,753	+$64,007	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,977	+$28,231	clears the bar	$17,645	0.6 yrs	27
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$60,782 1-year earnings	+$25,036	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	$66,555	+$30,809	clears the bar	$27,381	0.9 yrs	19
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$66,211	+$30,465	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$76,747 1-year earnings	+$41,001	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$135,961	+$100,215	clears the bar	$27,333	0.3 yrs	0
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$87,458	+$51,712	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Science Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	$100,209	+$64,463	clears the bar	$14,540	0.2 yrs	insufficient data
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	115
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	87
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Military Technology and Applied Sciences Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Natural Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	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	8
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$22,907	insufficient data	4
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Literature	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Nanotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Telecommunications Management	Master'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
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dispute Resolution	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	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	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Military Science and Operational Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Security Policy and Strategy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Analytics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Marketing	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 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.