University at Albany

Albany, New York · Public

Of 54 assessed programs, 53 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 168 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$11,112
$30k to $48k	$14,062
$48k to $75k	$17,923
$75k to $110k	$20,037
$110k and up	$24,085
All families (average)	$17,167

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.

54 of 222 programs could be assessed 24% 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	Bachelor's Degree	$55,004	+$19,258	clears the bar	$19,789	1.0 yrs	306
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$76,633	+$40,887	clears the bar	$19,800	0.5 yrs	304
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,703	+$22,957	clears the bar	$20,500	0.9 yrs	249
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$63,331	+$27,585	clears the bar	$19,574	0.7 yrs	202
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	$69,365	+$33,619	clears the bar	$20,000	0.6 yrs	191
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,508	+$21,762	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	165
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$59,724	+$23,978	clears the bar	$20,066	0.8 yrs	159
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$64,270	+$28,524	clears the bar	$19,500	0.7 yrs	159
Social Work	Master's Degree	$64,213	+$28,467	clears the bar	$37,349	1.3 yrs	140
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$80,285	+$44,539	clears the bar	$20,000	0.4 yrs	136
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$98,010	+$62,264	clears the bar	$22,186	0.4 yrs	117
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$58,847	+$23,101	clears the bar	$21,335	0.9 yrs	115
Public Health	Master's Degree	$77,882	+$42,136	clears the bar	$32,643	0.8 yrs	88
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$113,822	+$78,076	clears the bar	$31,500	0.4 yrs	88
Accounting	Master's Degree	$110,374	+$74,628	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	87
History	Bachelor's Degree	$55,377	+$19,631	clears the bar	$19,500	1.0 yrs	81
English	Bachelor's Degree	$51,206	+$15,460	clears the bar	$20,662	1.3 yrs	78
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$74,144	+$38,398	clears the bar	$28,298	0.7 yrs	73
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$84,950	+$49,204	clears the bar	$28,125	0.6 yrs	68
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$64,456	+$28,710	clears the bar	$20,750	0.7 yrs	56
Information Science	Master's Degree	$58,314	+$22,568	clears the bar	$29,250	1.3 yrs	51
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$71,211	+$35,465	clears the bar	$21,531	0.6 yrs	45
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$95,885	+$60,139	clears the bar	$22,250	0.4 yrs	36
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$70,124	+$34,378	clears the bar	$21,250	0.6 yrs	36
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$42,540	+$6,794	clears the bar	$19,625	2.9 yrs	33
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$59,495	+$23,749	clears the bar	$22,467	0.9 yrs	30
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$74,708	+$38,962	clears the bar	$24,153	0.6 yrs	29
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$63,771	+$28,025	clears the bar	$36,750	1.3 yrs	29
Taxation	Master's Degree	$109,679	+$73,933	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	27
Special Education	Master's Degree	$60,341	+$24,595	clears the bar	$41,000	1.7 yrs	23
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$70,022	+$34,276	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$59,475	+$23,729	clears the bar	$20,565	0.9 yrs	22
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$66,414	+$30,668	clears the bar	$20,000	0.7 yrs	21
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,095	+$11,349	clears the bar	$19,500	1.7 yrs	21
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$108,938	+$73,192	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$51,565	+$15,819	clears the bar	$24,547	1.6 yrs	16
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,572	+$14,826	clears the bar	$21,361	1.4 yrs	15
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$51,514	+$15,768	clears the bar	$20,500	1.3 yrs	13
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	$57,150	+$21,404	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
English	Master's Degree	$55,691	+$19,945	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$81,812	+$46,066	clears the bar	$25,886	0.6 yrs	7
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$66,047	+$30,301	clears the bar	$20,267	0.7 yrs	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$57,286	+$21,540	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$76,461	+$40,715	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$68,178	+$32,432	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	0
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$68,843	+$33,097	clears the bar	$19,895	0.6 yrs	0
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$58,784	+$23,038	clears the bar	$19,000	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$33,266 1-year earnings	-$2,480	falls short	$23,250	insufficient data	insufficient data
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$103,659	+$67,913	clears the bar	$19,719	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$63,881	+$28,135	clears the bar	$23,750	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,501	+$22,755	clears the bar	$18,842	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$68,928	+$33,182	clears the bar	$18,400	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$61,102	+$25,356	clears the bar	$19,400	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Criminology	Master's Degree	$71,183	+$35,437	clears the bar	$23,642	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Human Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	184
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	175
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	146
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	98
Education, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	86
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Applied Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$19,031	insufficient data	14
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Homeland Security	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$25,500	insufficient data	11
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Information Science	Doctoral 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
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Psychology, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Public Policy Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
International and Comparative Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Social Work	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Health	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
International and Comparative Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Counseling Psychology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Criminal Justice	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Area Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Library Science and Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Urban Studies/Affairs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

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.