University at Albany Career Outcomes & Earnings

Mobility is the strongest pillar at University at Albany, while return data place graduates effectively at the expected level and below comparable peers. Graduates earn about $595 more than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level.

Azimuth places earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, in the 57th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $1,296.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $701. Among federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, median earnings are $66,256 four years after completion, in the 69th percentile.

Azimuth places the return pillar in the 57th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $65,610; the university is $646 above it.

Earnings spread widely across modeled program-mix scenarios, so the institution-wide median does not describe every field. The downside earnings scenario is $53,159, and the upside scenario is $83,389.

Both are earnings scenarios rather than observed groups. At the program level, median earnings four years after completion are $98,010 in Accounting, $95,885 in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management, and $80,285 in Computer and Information Sciences. Those field results show why the modeled range is broad.

Graduate study matters when reading the earnings figure: an estimated 32.8% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Four-year earnings cover federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, so graduates continuing their education are outside that earnings snapshot.

At University at Albany, program earnings range from higher-earning business and technology fields to a larger, more moderate-earning program. Accounting had median earnings of $98,010 four years after completion across 117 degrees awarded.

Azimuth ranks it #34 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management recorded $95,885 across 36 degrees awarded, and Azimuth ranks it #15 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Psychology posted $55,004 across 306 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks it #87 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. The contrast makes field choice central to the earnings picture.

University at Albany has 21 nationally ranked bachelor's programs, with earnings data available for 24 fields. The strongest national rank belongs to Homeland Security, which Azimuth ranks #2 in its field among nonprofit four-year institutions and #1 in New York.

It awarded 191 degrees and its completers earned a median of $69,365 four years after completion. The largest program is Psychology, with 306 degrees awarded and median earnings of $55,004.

Business Administration and Management follows closely at 304 degrees, with higher earnings of $76,633 and a state rank of #3 in New York. The highest earnings come from Accounting, at $98,010, from 117 degrees awarded.

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management is a much smaller program at 36 degrees but posts $95,885 and ranks #15 nationally.