How much debt do Union College biomedical engineering graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $27,000, which ranks 8th lowest of 10 biomedical engineering bachelor's programs in New York. That works out to about $286 a month over 10 years.

Is a biomedical engineering degree from Union College worth it?

It depends on your other options. Debt equals 43% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 36%. Compare the cost with other New York programs before deciding.

Union College Biomedical Engineering (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Bachelor's in Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Private nonprofit college
Schenectady, NY
About 30 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Union College biomedical engineering graduates earn about what biomedical engineering graduates earn nationally, $62,624 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $27,000 in federal loans, close to the national median of $23,125. Several New York programs report higher pay.

First-year earnings$62,62443rd percentile of 115 programs nationally

Median federal debt$27,0008th lowest of 10 New York programs

Debt-to-earnings43%New York median 36%, national 36%

How it compares

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

	Union College	New York	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$62,624	$62,624	$64,298
Median federal debt at graduation	$27,000	$22,791	$23,125
Debt as share of first-year pay	43%	36%	36%
Programs compared		11	115

Debt and first-year pay at every New York biomedical engineering program

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

Union CollegeOther New York programs

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $286 a month, or 5.5% 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 biomedical engineering, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Architectural and Engineering Managers

$175,710

Median pay in New York. 8,250 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 14,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $128,500Top 10%: $274,870

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

$104,010

Median pay in New York. 840 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $80,290Top 10%: $177,870

About Union College

Tuition and fees	$69,039 / year
Average net price after aid	$34,561 / year
Admission rate	44%
Graduation rate (within 6 years)	80%
Undergraduate students	2,046

Biomedical Engineering ranks 3rd of 7 bachelor's programs at Union College by first-year earnings. The top three are Mechanical Engineering ($68,407), Economics ($62,846), and Biomedical Engineering ($62,624).

Other biomedical engineering bachelor's programs near Schenectady

School	Distance	Year 1 pay	Debt
Union CollegeSchenectady, NY · private nonprofit		$62,624	$27,000
RPITroy, NY · private nonprofit	14 mi	$74,427	$26,000

Common questions

The median graduate earns $62,624 one year after graduating. The median across biomedical engineering bachelor's programs in New York is $62,624.

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 biomedical engineering 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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