Russell Sage College

Troy, New York · Private, nonprofit

All 21 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr). Another 34 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	$6,662
$30k to $48k	$41,141
$48k to $75k	$21,326
$75k to $110k	$24,302
$110k and up	$26,526
All families (average)	$22,917

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

21 of 55 programs could be assessed 38% 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
Psychology, Other	Master's Degree	$73,286	+$37,540	clears the bar	$38,374	1.0 yrs	90
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$89,836	+$54,090	clears the bar	$21,960	0.4 yrs	90
Nursing	Master's Degree	$135,279	+$99,533	clears the bar	$43,307	0.4 yrs	58
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$68,647	+$32,901	clears the bar	$21,369	0.6 yrs	43
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,446	+$14,700	clears the bar	$22,995	1.6 yrs	36
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$71,608	+$35,862	clears the bar	$72,332	2.0 yrs	36
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$179,109	+$143,363	clears the bar	$44,276	0.3 yrs	30
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$83,955	+$48,209	clears the bar	$129,487	2.7 yrs	28
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,080	+$15,334	clears the bar	$26,000	1.7 yrs	26
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	$65,977	+$30,231	clears the bar	$40,790	1.3 yrs	23
Nutrition Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$67,291	+$31,545	clears the bar	$22,145	0.7 yrs	21
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$58,753	+$23,007	clears the bar	$23,250	1.0 yrs	21
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$51,485	+$15,739	clears the bar	$24,250	1.5 yrs	20
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$78,852	+$43,106	clears the bar	$35,864	0.8 yrs	15
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$59,104	+$23,358	clears the bar	$41,000	1.8 yrs	14
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$56,317	+$20,571	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$58,695	+$22,949	clears the bar	$24,000	1.0 yrs	14
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$70,329	+$34,583	clears the bar	$24,375	0.7 yrs	14
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$54,363	+$18,617	clears the bar	$21,000	1.1 yrs	14
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$76,917	+$41,171	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$55,125	+$19,379	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Psychology, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	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
Information Science	Associate'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
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nutrition Sciences	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	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.