University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York · Public

Of 77 assessed programs, 76 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 262 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$14,668
$30k to $48k	$16,585
$48k to $75k	$21,262
$75k to $110k	$24,117
$110k and up	$28,079
All families (average)	$20,995

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.

77 of 339 programs could be assessed 23% 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
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$69,903	+$34,157	clears the bar	$18,697	0.5 yrs	794
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,303	+$16,557	clears the bar	$19,000	1.1 yrs	632
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,298	+$21,552	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	349
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$62,912	+$27,166	clears the bar	$19,500	0.7 yrs	278
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$105,160	+$69,414	clears the bar	$19,000	0.3 yrs	269
Social Work	Master's Degree	$60,612	+$24,866	clears the bar	$41,000	1.6 yrs	253
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,602	+$48,856	clears the bar	$21,530	0.4 yrs	232
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$93,507	+$57,761	clears the bar	$14,500	0.3 yrs	210
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$114,480	+$78,734	clears the bar	$40,119	0.5 yrs	194
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$56,257	+$20,511	clears the bar	$19,000	0.9 yrs	182
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$100,331	+$64,585	clears the bar	$215,899	3.3 yrs	170
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,868	+$49,122	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	167
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$39,164 1-year earnings	+$3,418	clears the bar	$19,556	5.7 yrs	161
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,382	+$18,636	clears the bar	$15,374	0.8 yrs	152
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$58,292	+$22,546	clears the bar	$18,014	0.8 yrs	141
Law	First Professional Degree	$85,126	+$49,380	clears the bar	$94,242	1.9 yrs	133
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$70,720	+$34,974	clears the bar	$17,500	0.5 yrs	132
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$60,882	+$25,136	clears the bar	$17,843	0.7 yrs	121
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$198,110	+$162,364	clears the bar	$196,586	1.2 yrs	119
Public Health	Master's Degree	$87,916	+$52,170	clears the bar	$40,798	0.8 yrs	119
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$55,486	+$19,740	clears the bar	$30,750	1.6 yrs	114
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,209	+$59,463	clears the bar	$21,923	0.4 yrs	110
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,360	+$56,614	clears the bar	$23,000	0.4 yrs	107
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$66,880	+$31,134	clears the bar	$22,500	0.7 yrs	100
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$137,101	+$101,355	clears the bar	$123,815	1.2 yrs	98
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$92,314	+$56,568	clears the bar	$17,900	0.3 yrs	98
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$65,788	+$30,042	clears the bar	$41,000	1.4 yrs	80
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,920	+$49,174	clears the bar	$19,615	0.4 yrs	78
Accounting	Master's Degree	$98,554	+$62,808	clears the bar	$16,000	0.3 yrs	78
Environmental Design	Bachelor's Degree	$49,920	+$14,174	clears the bar	$17,500	1.2 yrs	76
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$56,619	+$20,873	clears the bar	$25,755	1.2 yrs	76
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$61,525	+$25,779	clears the bar	$22,536	0.9 yrs	70
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	$69,581	+$33,835	clears the bar	$41,750	1.2 yrs	69
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,360	+$21,614	clears the bar	$20,500	0.9 yrs	67
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$43,285	+$7,539	clears the bar	$18,861	2.5 yrs	65
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$43,584	+$7,838	clears the bar	$16,056	2.0 yrs	64
History	Bachelor's Degree	$50,518	+$14,772	clears the bar	$21,248	1.4 yrs	64
English	Bachelor's Degree	$51,385	+$15,639	clears the bar	$15,000	1.0 yrs	56
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$64,711	+$28,965	clears the bar	$19,970	0.7 yrs	56
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$86,118	+$50,372	clears the bar	$20,875	0.4 yrs	54
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,424	+$59,678	clears the bar	$21,512	0.4 yrs	53
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	$102,730	+$66,984	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	$82,528	+$46,782	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	$63,402 1-year earnings	+$27,656	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$59,841	+$24,095	clears the bar	$19,750	0.8 yrs	48
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$68,413	+$32,667	clears the bar	$22,783	0.7 yrs	44
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$54,856	+$19,110	clears the bar	$32,717	1.7 yrs	40
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	$102,080	+$66,334	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$96,497	+$60,751	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$90,707	+$54,961	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$61,300	+$25,554	clears the bar	$41,000	1.6 yrs	34
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$109,221	+$73,475	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	33
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$79,813 1-year earnings	+$44,067	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Biology	Master's Degree	$34,737 1-year earnings	-$1,009	falls short	$23,750	insufficient data	32
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$45,677	+$9,931	clears the bar	$22,500	2.3 yrs	31
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	$58,546	+$22,800	clears the bar	$41,000	1.8 yrs	29
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$48,676	+$12,930	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$75,263	+$39,517	clears the bar	$21,500	0.5 yrs	28
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$68,176	+$32,430	clears the bar	$24,510	0.8 yrs	28
Education	Master's Degree	$46,866 1-year earnings	+$11,120	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$112,025	+$76,279	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$44,841	+$9,095	clears the bar	$16,525	1.8 yrs	21
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$39,576	+$3,830	clears the bar	$20,446	5.3 yrs	20
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$59,216	+$23,470	clears the bar	$19,500	0.8 yrs	19
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$89,223	+$53,477	clears the bar	$16,250	0.3 yrs	19
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$60,153	+$24,407	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,274	+$8,528	clears the bar	$22,000	2.6 yrs	18
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$61,512	+$25,766	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$37,918	+$2,172	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Real Estate Development	Master's Degree	$68,347 1-year earnings	+$32,601	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$109,414	+$73,668	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,445	+$28,699	clears the bar	$22,003	0.8 yrs	11
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	$51,565	+$15,819	clears the bar	$28,056	1.8 yrs	9
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Doctoral Degree	$180,229	+$144,483	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$156,779	+$121,033	clears the bar	$102,203	0.8 yrs	3
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$75,450	+$39,704	clears the bar	$61,500	1.5 yrs	2
Architecture	Master's Degree	$66,761	+$31,015	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	243
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	193
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	176
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	77
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	73
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Systems Science and Theory	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Social Work	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Educational Administration	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Industrial Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Neuroscience	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Pharmacy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Materials Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Journalism	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Science, Technology and Society	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$15,750	insufficient data	7

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.