Which Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Parks and Recreation graduates leave with a median of $23,250 in federal loans, the lowest among 5 Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science cost?

Tuition and fees are $33,009 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $26,683 a year.

How many Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science programs report graduate pay?

8 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science report first-year pay, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit college
Paul Smiths, NY
579 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

8 Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Forestry pays the most in the first year ($44,342), and Parks and Recreation the least ($27,543). The median program pays $33,860. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science also has one associate's program that reports pay.

Tuition and fees$33,009Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$26,683Per year

Graduation rate51%Within 6 years

Admission rate77%Of applicants

All 8 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	ForestryAbout 19 graduates a year	$44,342	$54,245	Not reported	1st of 1
2	Environmental Management and PolicyAbout 22 graduates a year	$41,863	$55,219	$27,000	1st of 1
3	Wildlife ScienceAbout 19 graduates a year	$35,979	Not reported	$24,874	1st of 1
4	Fisheries ScienceAbout 3 graduates a year	$34,321	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
5	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 8 graduates a year	$33,398	Not reported	$25,089	6th of 17
6	Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 6 graduates a year	$33,333	Not reported	Not reported	4th of 4
7	Culinary ArtsAbout 12 graduates a year	$31,506	$42,296	$27,000	2nd of 4
8	Parks and RecreationAbout 11 graduates a year	$27,543	Not reported	$23,250	2nd of 2

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.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New York" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across New York.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New York
Culinary ArtsAbout 6 graduates a year	$32,023	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 6

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Forestry$44,342
Environmental Management and Policy$41,863
Wildlife Science$35,979
Fisheries Science$34,321
Environmental Science and Conservation$33,398

Lowest median debt

Parks and Recreation$23,250
Wildlife Science$24,874
Environmental Science and Conservation$25,089
Environmental Management and Policy$27,000
Culinary Arts$27,000

Largest programs

Environmental Management and PolicyAbout 22 graduates a year
ForestryAbout 19 graduates a year
Wildlife ScienceAbout 19 graduates a year
Culinary ArtsAbout 12 graduates a year
Parks and RecreationAbout 11 graduates a year

Common questions

Forestry graduates earn a median of $44,342 in their first year, the most of 8 Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science 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