Clarkson University
Clarkson University is a private nonprofit college in Potsdam, NY. Its average net price is $32,137 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $18,064 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $19,353 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $24,424 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $30,286 |
| $110,001 and up | $37,156 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $78,130 |
| 8 years after entry | $87,798 |
| 10 years after entry | $92,494 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $60,798 National median for this major n=44,210 | Not published |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $78,839 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $45,100 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $23,687 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $71,772 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $25,500 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Chemical Engineering | $82,961 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $73,487 n=113 | $27,000 n=100 |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $81,253 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Computer Science | $80,829 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $24,868 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Data Analytics | $66,895 National median for this major n=494 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $84,894 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $78,981 n=104 | $25,625 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $66,467 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Graphic Communications | $29,510 National median for this major n=3,935 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Literature | $35,235 National median for this major n=380 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,673 National median for this major n=9,101 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | $76,818 National median for this major n=704 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $76,937 n=242 | $26,750 n=233 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $37,251 National median for this major n=100,431 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
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