Which New York chemistry program has the lowest debt?

Hunter College reports the lowest median federal debt, $9,000, with first-year pay of $29,340.

How much do chemistry graduates earn in New York?

The median across 10 New York chemistry bachelor's programs is $34,677 in the first year after graduating and $68,071 five years after.

How many chemistry bachelor's programs are in New York?

10 New York programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 9 of them also report federal debt.

Chemistry (Bachelor's) Programs in New York, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

10 programs report first-year pay
9 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Chemistry

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New York chemistry bachelor's program pays its graduates $34,677 in their first year, $7,527 less than the national median. SUNY Oswego reports the highest first-year pay ($52,645), and Hunter College the lowest median debt ($9,000).

Median first-year pay$34,677National $42,204

Median pay after 5 years$68,071National $66,546

Median federal debt$23,000National $23,600

Debt-to-earnings54%National 55%

All 10 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	SUNY OswegoOswego · public	$52,645	Not reported	$27,000	51%
2	University at AlbanyAlbany · public	$48,276	$67,794	$25,856	54%
3	NYUNew York · private nonprofit	$37,249	$80,938	$23,250	62%
4	University at BuffaloBuffalo · public	$35,284	$55,029	$23,250	66%
5	Binghamton UniversityVestal · public	$35,115	$83,529	$19,500	56%
6	Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn · public	$34,239	$82,987	Not reported	Not reported
7	Lehman CollegeBronx · public	$31,815	Not reported	$12,136	38%
8	Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook · public	$31,685	$61,248	$22,750	72%
9	Hunter CollegeNew York · public	$29,340	$68,071	$9,000	31%
10	Cornell UniversityIthaca · private nonprofit	$28,372	$60,338	$15,121	53%

Brooklyn College reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay. 7 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every New York chemistry program

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 9 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

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

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

$97,070

Median pay in New York. 70,660 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $60,070Top 10%: $136,450

Data Scientists

$130,460

Median pay in New York. 23,970 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 35% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $73,330Top 10%: $214,080

Natural Sciences Managers

$134,680

Median pay in New York. 5,690 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $65,440Top 10%: $291,780

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

$82,160

Median pay in New York. 3,700 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $58,240Top 10%: $139,490

Common questions

SUNY Oswego in Oswego reports the highest median first-year pay, $52,645. Its median federal debt is $27,000.

Chemistry (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked189 programs by pay and debt

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.
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.
Medians are across the chemistry bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024