Which University at Buffalo major has the lowest debt?

Mathematics graduates leave with a median of $18,750 in federal loans, the lowest among 40 University at Buffalo bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University at Buffalo cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,936 a year, and $31,536 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $20,995 a year.

How many University at Buffalo programs report graduate pay?

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

University at Buffalo Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Buffalo, NY
20,112 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

40 University at Buffalo bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($78,621), and Dance the least ($17,110). The median program pays $37,787.

In-state tuition and fees$10,936Per year. Out-of-state $31,536

Average net price after aid$20,995Per year

Graduation rate75%Within 6 years

Admission rate74%Of applicants

All 40 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	NursingAbout 181 graduates a year	$78,621	$90,970	$26,117	38th of 51
2	Computer EngineeringAbout 30 graduates a year	$74,753	$103,601	$22,500	9th of 11
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 86 graduates a year	$74,205	$91,292	$23,500	12th of 18
4	Computer ScienceAbout 254 graduates a year	$72,283	$110,541	$20,500	11th of 20
5	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 19 graduates a year	$70,264	$84,530	$21,842	7th of 8
6	Aerospace EngineeringAbout 95 graduates a year	$69,716	$83,498	$24,846	4th of 4
7	Chemical EngineeringAbout 47 graduates a year	$67,873	$88,444	$23,161	9th of 12
8	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 220 graduates a year	$65,094	$81,124	$23,944	17th of 21
9	Civil EngineeringAbout 132 graduates a year	$64,604	$76,516	$22,913	9th of 10
10	Industrial EngineeringAbout 40 graduates a year	$63,476	$93,933	$24,750	5th of 5
11	Environmental EngineeringAbout 36 graduates a year	$57,098	$74,767	$27,000	4th of 5
12	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 68 graduates a year	$55,974	$100,258	$21,000	10th of 11
13	AccountingAbout 94 graduates a year	$47,474	$83,438	$19,680	32nd of 45
14	MathematicsAbout 110 graduates a year	$46,016	$67,072	$18,750	11th of 22
15	Business AdministrationAbout 712 graduates a year	$43,805	$70,223	$21,500	31st of 73
16	EconomicsAbout 117 graduates a year	$40,078	$68,447	$20,225	30th of 36
17	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 45 graduates a year	$39,696	$64,138	$23,250	2nd of 5
18	CommunicationsAbout 330 graduates a year	$39,226	$57,140	$22,251	12th of 48
19	Public HealthAbout 129 graduates a year	$39,164	Not reported	$23,250	9th of 13
20	Environmental DesignAbout 54 graduates a year	$37,952	$62,289	$19,669	1st of 1
21	ArchitectureAbout 75 graduates a year	$37,622	$62,967	$22,854	3rd of 3
22	ChemistryAbout 42 graduates a year	$35,284	$55,029	$23,250	4th of 10
23	International BusinessAbout 57 graduates a year	$35,141	$59,455	$22,782	6th of 6
24	Pharmacology and ToxicologyAbout 11 graduates a year	$34,468	$99,451	$23,503	2nd of 2
25	PsychologyAbout 564 graduates a year	$31,351	$54,929	$20,830	33rd of 65
26	BiologyAbout 341 graduates a year	$29,892	$68,513	$22,481	45th of 65
27	AnthropologyAbout 19 graduates a year	$29,460	Not reported	$24,500	6th of 14
28	GeographyAbout 32 graduates a year	$29,390	$45,228	$24,255	4th of 4
29	Physiology and PathologyAbout 107 graduates a year	$29,123	$67,956	$23,900	3rd of 4
30	HistoryAbout 93 graduates a year	$28,857	$50,679	$23,392	20th of 35
31	Social SciencesAbout 141 graduates a year	$28,844	$56,927	$21,000	6th of 8
32	SociologyAbout 141 graduates a year	$28,593	$56,006	$18,945	32nd of 38
33	Political ScienceAbout 117 graduates a year	$27,495	$62,844	$20,750	44th of 47
34	Linguistics and Language StudiesAbout 23 graduates a year	$26,703	$45,647	$19,125	1st of 4
35	Film and PhotographyAbout 60 graduates a year	$26,630	$50,882	$24,509	5th of 18
36	TheatreAbout 28 graduates a year	$25,810	$37,364	$26,637	2nd of 31
37	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 42 graduates a year	$24,952	$70,928	$21,944	4th of 7
38	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 53 graduates a year	$24,370	$44,195	$19,500	17th of 35
39	EnglishAbout 68 graduates a year	$21,208	$44,686	$19,583	40th of 41
40	DanceAbout 19 graduates a year	$17,110	Not reported	$20,500	6th of 9

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.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Mathematics$18,750
Sociology$18,945
Linguistics and Language Studies$19,125
Fine and Studio Arts$19,500
English$19,583

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 712 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 564 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 341 graduates a year
CommunicationsAbout 330 graduates a year
Computer ScienceAbout 254 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $78,621 in their first year, the most of 40 University at Buffalo 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