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Alfred University Career Outcomes & Earnings

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How much do Alfred University graduates earn?

The reported median is $58,242 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $55,915 as its benchmark; the difference is $2,327 per year.

Field choice matters when reading Alfred University’s return figures. Azimuth places its return in the 20th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $9,159 less than expects for similar students. Azimuth puts that earnings-beyond-expectations measure in the 22nd percentile.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) subtracts $1,352. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $7,807.

Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled earn median earnings of $58,242 four years after completion, in the 44th percentile. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions of the same type and size, is $55,915, and the university’s median is above it by $2,327. The peer comparison and model expectation point in different directions.

Earnings can differ widely depending on the program mix. The downside earnings scenario is $41,139, compared with an upside scenario of $79,473; these are scenarios rather than observed groups of graduates.

Among programs, median earnings four years after completion are $83,641 in Ceramic Sciences and Engineering, $79,452 in Mechanical Engineering, and $71,845 in Engineering. Those program results help explain the breadth of the modeled range.

An estimated 26.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings cover federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, those continuing their education are outside that earnings snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion
$58,242
Rank for difference from expectations
22nd percentile
Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks
Alfred University reported median
$58,242
Peer schools comparable schools · $2,327 below Alfred University
$55,915
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $9,159 above Alfred University
$67,401

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $41,139 to $79,473, around the reported median of $58,242. Compare the lower scenario with Alfred University borrowing and monthly payments to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion
Planning rangeReported median
Lower estimate
$41,139
Median · reported
$58,242
Higher estimate
$79,473

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Alfred University graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

Alfred University graduates’ reported earnings are $9,159 below that expectation, the 22nd percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Alfred University caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

What explains value-added earnings?
Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.
-$1,352
Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.
-$7,807
Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.
-$9,159

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

Which fields at Alfred University report the highest earnings?

At Alfred University, program-level earnings four years after completion differ sharply between technical fields and several larger arts and social-science fields. Ceramic Sciences and Engineering records median earnings of $83,641 and 15 degrees awarded.

Mechanical Engineering follows with $79,452 in median earnings and 58 degrees awarded. At a more moderate level, Psychology has median earnings of $47,445 across 34 degrees awarded, while Fine and Studio Arts records $38,877 and 69 degrees awarded. The contrast shows that the earnings picture depends substantially on field.

Engineering accounts for 26.9% of bachelor's degrees awarded at Alfred University, making it the largest program family. Published program results show a wide range across the university's larger fields.

Mechanical Engineering awarded 58 degrees and had median earnings of $79,452 four years after completion. Fine and Studio Arts awarded 69 degrees, with median earnings of $38,877.

Business Administration and Management awarded 33 degrees and shows median earnings of $61,629 four years after completion. The larger fields therefore do not share a single earnings pattern.

Highest reported four-year program earnings
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
$83,641
Mechanical Engineering
$79,452
Engineering, Other
$71,845
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$61,629
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$57,570
Marketing
$55,339
Accounting and Related Services
$55,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
$49,612

Explore Alfred University program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix show a broad range by field: the downside scenario is $41,139, the typical scenario is $58,242, and the upside scenario is $79,473. Ceramic Sciences and Engineering reaches $83,641 four years after completion, while Fine and Studio Arts, the lowest-earning large program, is at $38,877. The spread is modeled, not a set of observed groups.

For federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, median earnings at Alfred University are $58,242 four years after completion. Azimuth places that measure in the 44th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, based on 609 completers.

The typical earnings scenario, based on the program mix, is $58,242. An estimated 26.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment.

These figures describe a defined federally aided cohort, not what every alumnus earns. The median and typical scenario align, while graduate study remains an estimate rather than an observed destination.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.