Which University at Albany major has the lowest debt?

Business Administration graduates leave with a median of $20,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 31 University at Albany bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University at Albany cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,866 a year, and $31,256 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $17,167 a year.

How many University at Albany programs report graduate pay?

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

University at Albany Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Albany, NY
12,564 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

31 University at Albany bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Applied Mathematics pays the most in the first year ($65,604), and Fine and Studio Arts the least ($20,116). The median program pays $33,251.

In-state tuition and fees$10,866Per year. Out-of-state $31,256

Average net price after aid$17,167Per year

Graduation rate61%Within 6 years

Admission rate69%Of applicants

All 31 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	Applied MathematicsGraduates a year not reported	$65,604	Not reported	$21,286	3rd of 6
2	AccountingAbout 100 graduates a year	$55,124	$93,077	$24,000	15th of 45
3	Other MathematicsGraduates a year not reported	$51,917	$75,526	$21,750	3rd of 4
4	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 132 graduates a year	$49,759	$81,880	$23,250	23rd of 30
5	Business AdministrationAbout 321 graduates a year	$48,605	$81,665	$20,500	12th of 73
6	ChemistryAbout 25 graduates a year	$48,276	$67,794	$25,856	2nd of 10
7	MathematicsAbout 32 graduates a year	$45,744	$55,615	$22,803	12th of 22
8	Information TechnologyAbout 57 graduates a year	$45,637	Not reported	$24,637	10th of 11
9	Other Public and Social ServicesGraduates a year not reported	$44,758	$62,649	$23,225	1st of 1
10	CriminologyGraduates a year not reported	$42,257	$62,386	$21,250	1st of 7
11	Homeland SecurityAbout 191 graduates a year	$38,472	Not reported	$23,250	3rd of 4
12	EconomicsAbout 202 graduates a year	$37,188	$66,432	$24,474	32nd of 36
13	International StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$35,683	$51,851	$26,875	1st of 4
14	SociologyAbout 149 graduates a year	$33,433	$53,268	$24,358	20th of 38
15	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyGraduates a year not reported	$33,266	Not reported	$23,250	7th of 10
16	Political ScienceAbout 140 graduates a year	$33,251	$53,821	$22,750	31st of 47
17	Social WorkAbout 21 graduates a year	$32,913	$57,591	$23,000	11th of 15
18	Area StudiesAbout 17 graduates a year	$32,808	Not reported	$22,305	6th of 8
19	Other Biological SciencesGraduates a year not reported	$32,377	$68,524	$23,000	2nd of 2
20	HistoryAbout 70 graduates a year	$32,174	$54,941	$23,034	15th of 35
21	BiologyAbout 207 graduates a year	$32,099	$60,820	$23,500	34th of 65
22	EnglishAbout 79 graduates a year	$31,940	$50,340	$26,000	10th of 41
23	Environmental Science and ConservationGraduates a year not reported	$31,835	$61,851	$22,801	8th of 17
24	Romance LanguagesAbout 18 graduates a year	$30,810	Not reported	$21,681	14th of 19
25	CommunicationsAbout 155 graduates a year	$30,792	Not reported	$24,332	28th of 48
26	PsychologyAbout 321 graduates a year	$30,456	$55,168	$22,056	40th of 65
27	AnthropologyAbout 21 graduates a year	$29,900	$43,029	$23,250	5th of 14
28	Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 18 graduates a year	$29,823	Not reported	$26,000	5th of 9
29	JournalismAbout 23 graduates a year	$28,553	$56,664	$25,000	11th of 17
30	Clinical and Counseling PsychologyGraduates a year not reported	$26,245	Not reported	$22,430	7th of 7
31	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 35 graduates a year	$20,116	Not reported	$22,625	28th of 35

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.

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Applied Mathematics$65,604
Accounting$55,124
Other Mathematics$51,917
Computer and Information Science$49,759
Business Administration$48,605

Lowest median debt

Business Administration$20,500
Criminology$21,250
Applied Mathematics$21,286
Romance Languages$21,681
Other Mathematics$21,750

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 321 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 321 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 207 graduates a year
EconomicsAbout 202 graduates a year
Homeland SecurityAbout 191 graduates a year

Common questions

Applied Mathematics graduates earn a median of $65,604 in their first year, the most of 31 University at Albany 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