University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo is a public college in Buffalo, NY. Its average net price is $21,775 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 | $15,725 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $17,036 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $21,440 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $24,611 |
| $110,001 and up | $28,968 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $59,246 |
| 8 years after entry | $68,481 |
| 10 years after entry | $75,679 |
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 | $61,633 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $19,000 n=107 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $73,586 n=113 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=97 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Architecture | $48,140 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $22,000 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $34,550 n=225 | $21,204 n=268 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | $62,548 National median for this major n=381 | Not published |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $58,231 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Biotechnology | $49,893 National median for this major n=883 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $53,275 n=679 | $18,922 n=581 |
| Chemical Engineering | $71,915 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Chemistry | $49,562 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $19,691 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Civil Engineering | $70,094 n=150 | $21,500 n=113 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $80,660 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| Cognitive Science | $48,492 National median for this major n=2,112 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Communications | $39,534 n=168 | $20,500 n=169 |
| Computational Science | $75,740 National median for this major n=203 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $81,334 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $79,064 n=235 | $18,250 n=241 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Criminology | $41,461 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $18,750 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $45,143 Small program - rough guide n=94 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $77,295 n=120 | $19,744 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| Engineering Physics | $71,501 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | $19,654 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Environmental Conservation | $34,322 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $19,198 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Environmental Design | $35,849 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $22,124 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $33,692 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $37,538 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | $22,148 Small program - rough guide n=94 |
| Industrial Engineering | $72,435 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $18,375 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| International Business | $55,318 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $21,437 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Materials Engineering | $75,940 National median for this major n=1,055 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $54,205 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $17,615 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $73,286 n=244 | $19,250 n=213 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | $19,900 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $30,467 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Nuclear Engineering | $77,686 National median for this major n=264 | Not published |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | Not published |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | $46,329 National median for this major n=148 | Not published |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | $58,869 National median for this major n=912 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Philosophy, Politics, and Economics | $45,916 National median for this major n=65 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $30,399 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $25,750 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Political Science and Government | $31,225 n=124 | $21,000 n=145 |
| Psychology | $35,799 n=384 | $19,500 n=466 |
| Public Health | $39,428 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $21,500 n=149 |
| Registered Nursing | $89,513 n=228 | $26,250 n=201 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $37,534 n=196 | $19,861 n=190 |
| Sociology | $38,561 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $19,099 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | Not published |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $32,829 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $20,324 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $46,328 National median for this major n=907 | Not published |
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