How much debt do Excelsior University information science graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $16,667, which ranks 4th lowest of 10 information science bachelor's programs in New York. That works out to about $177 a month over 10 years.

Is a information science degree from Excelsior University worth it?

On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 19% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 41%.

Excelsior University Information Science (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Bachelor's in Information Science/Studies
Private nonprofit university
Albany, NY

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Excelsior University information science graduates earn more than graduates of most information science programs nationally, $88,713 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $16,667 in federal loans, less than at 89% of information science programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying information science degrees in New York.

First-year earnings$88,71397th percentile of 99 programs nationally

Median federal debt$16,6674th lowest of 10 New York programs

Debt-to-earnings19%New York median 33%, national 41%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New York and national columns are the medians across all information science bachelor's programs that report the figure.

	Excelsior University	New York	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$88,713	$51,363	$56,789
Median federal debt at graduation	$16,667	$21,365	$25,000
Debt as share of first-year pay	19%	33%	41%
Programs compared		14	99

Debt and first-year pay at every New York information science program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.

Excelsior UniversityOther New York programs

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Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $177 a month, or 2.4% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

Prices in the Albany area are about the same as the national average.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to information science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Software Developers

$166,180

Median pay in New York. 113,510 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $97,430Top 10%: $224,590

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$214,300

Median pay in New York. 48,050 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 16% from 2025 to 2035, with about 53,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $134,870Top 10%: $323,670

Web and Digital Interface Designers

$120,990

Median pay in New York. 16,560 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $63,960Top 10%: $204,510

Database Architects

$141,350

Median pay in New York. 3,850 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 3,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $82,540Top 10%: $216,550

About Excelsior University

Undergraduate students

11,550

Information Science ranks 4th of 14 bachelor's programs at Excelsior University by first-year earnings. The top three are Energy Systems Technology ($110,398), Nuclear Engineering Technology ($101,386), and Nursing ($93,104).

Other information science bachelor's programs near Albany

School	Distance	Year 1 pay	Debt
Excelsior UniversityAlbany, NY · private nonprofit		$88,713	$16,667
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, NY · public	32 mi	$43,246	$22,980

Common questions

The median graduate earns $88,713 one year after graduating. The median across information science bachelor's programs in New York is $51,363.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
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 comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the information science program.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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