Which Clarkson University major has the lowest debt?

Business Administration graduates leave with a median of $24,757 in federal loans, the lowest among 13 Clarkson University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Clarkson University cost?

Tuition and fees are $59,398 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $30,305 a year.

How many Clarkson University programs report graduate pay?

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

Clarkson University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Potsdam, NY
2,196 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

14 Clarkson University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Engineering pays the most in the first year ($80,942), and Entrepreneurship the least ($37,753). The median program pays $70,960.

Tuition and fees$59,398Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$30,305Per year

Graduation rate75%Within 6 years

Admission rate77%Of applicants

All 14 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	Computer EngineeringAbout 27 graduates a year	$80,942	$110,682	$27,000	6th of 11
2	Computer ScienceAbout 30 graduates a year	$79,744	$121,821	$25,990	9th of 20
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 36 graduates a year	$77,940	$98,812	$26,926	10th of 18
4	Chemical EngineeringAbout 52 graduates a year	$75,887	$95,129	$27,000	3rd of 12
5	Engineering-Related FieldsAbout 44 graduates a year	$74,407	$89,444	$27,000	2nd of 3
6	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 155 graduates a year	$73,168	$92,873	$27,000	7th of 21
7	Aerospace EngineeringAbout 48 graduates a year	$71,783	$95,489	$27,000	2nd of 4
8	Civil EngineeringAbout 70 graduates a year	$70,136	$83,782	$27,000	7th of 10
9	Environmental EngineeringAbout 21 graduates a year	$67,308	$73,390	$27,000	2nd of 5
10	Business AdministrationAbout 28 graduates a year	$65,887	$85,471	$24,757	3rd of 73
11	AccountingAbout 21 graduates a year	$60,594	$91,072	$26,006	12th of 45
12	CommunicationsAbout 10 graduates a year	$41,745	$50,076	Not reported	8th of 48
13	BiologyAbout 42 graduates a year	$39,807	$75,369	$27,000	5th of 65
14	EntrepreneurshipAbout 24 graduates a year	$37,753	$61,513	$27,000	2nd of 3

Program names link to the program's own page, and New York ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five New York programs in the field do too.

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Computer Engineering$80,942
Computer Science$79,744
Electrical Engineering$77,940
Chemical Engineering$75,887
Engineering-Related Fields$74,407

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

Mechanical EngineeringAbout 155 graduates a year
Civil EngineeringAbout 70 graduates a year
Chemical EngineeringAbout 52 graduates a year
Aerospace EngineeringAbout 48 graduates a year
Engineering-Related FieldsAbout 44 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Engineering graduates earn a median of $80,942 in their first year, the most of 14 Clarkson 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