Which Adelphi University major has the lowest debt?

Theatre graduates leave with a median of $24,125 in federal loans, the lowest among 13 Adelphi University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Adelphi University cost?

Tuition and fees are $49,110 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $30,783 a year.

How many Adelphi University programs report graduate pay?

13 bachelor's programs at Adelphi University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Adelphi University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Garden City, NY
5,276 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

13 Adelphi University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($102,136), and Theatre the least ($14,867). The median program pays $30,101.

Tuition and fees$49,110Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$30,783Per year

Graduation rate67%Within 6 years

Admission rate66%Of applicants

All 13 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New York" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across New York. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New York
1	NursingAbout 470 graduates a year	$102,136	$114,243	$27,000	16th of 51
2	FinanceAbout 24 graduates a year	$49,517	$88,940	$26,000	15th of 27
3	Business AdministrationAbout 56 graduates a year	$44,495	$75,102	$25,000	27th of 73
4	MarketingAbout 28 graduates a year	$42,200	$76,052	$27,000	16th of 28
5	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 23 graduates a year	$35,814	$67,494	$25,972	19th of 22
6	Criminal JusticeAbout 25 graduates a year	$34,240	$51,079	$25,000	21st of 32
7	BiologyAbout 92 graduates a year	$30,101	$78,064	$25,000	44th of 65
8	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 39 graduates a year	$29,816	Not reported	$27,000	30th of 30
9	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 48 graduates a year	$25,041	$66,684	$26,000	15th of 18
10	PsychologyAbout 93 graduates a year	$20,458	$58,689	$25,000	65th of 65
11	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 24 graduates a year	$17,155	$40,504	$26,000	33rd of 35
12	CommunicationsGraduates a year not reported	$16,178	$52,133	$24,949	48th of 48
13	TheatreAbout 9 graduates a year	$14,867	$30,228	$24,125	28th of 31

Program names link to the program's own page, and New York ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

5 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

NursingAbout 470 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 93 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 92 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 56 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 48 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $102,136 in their first year, the most of 13 Adelphi University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels