Binghamton University
Vestal, NY · Public · Graduate degree-granting
A public institution in Vestal, New York, accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Binghamton University serves students across multiple degree programs. With 14,655 students, it is a mid-size institution. Graduates earn a median of $80,596 ten years after enrollment, which is 98% above the national median of $40,747. The graduation rate is 82.6%. On the financial side, median graduate debt is $18,500, yielding an earnings-to-debt ratio of 4.36x. The average net price after financial aid is $21,620 per year. The most popular programs include Biology, Psychology, Economics, Business Administration & Management, and Neuroscience.
Key Outcomes
Median Earnings (10yr)
$80,596
Graduation Rate
82.6%
Median Debt
$18,500
Average Net Price
$21,620
Earnings-to-Cost Ratio
0.93x
Earnings-to-Debt Ratio
4.36x
Admissions & Enrollment
Total Enrollment
14,655
Admission Rate
38.6%
Average SAT
1415
Retention Rate
89.4%
Cost
In-State Tuition
$10,567
Out-of-State Tuition
$30,447
Pell Grant Rate
28.1%
Federal Loan Rate
39.4%
Net Cost by Family Income
Income $0–$30K
$12,171
Income $30K–$48K
$15,281
Income $48K–$75K
$20,347
Income $110K+
$28,475
Student Demographics
Women
51.8%
White
51.3%
Black
4.8%
Hispanic
13.6%
Asian
19.0%
Two or More Races
4.2%
Student Loan Performance
Repayment Rate (3yr)
75.5%
Accreditations
- Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education — Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs (Preaccredited)
- American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education — Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist (Preaccredited)
- American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation — Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs (Accredited)
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology — Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs (Preaccredited)
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education — Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels, Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels, Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels (Accredited)
- Council on Education for Public Health — Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health (Accredited)
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education — Institutional Accreditation (Accredited)
- National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation — Music (MUS) (Accredited)
- New York State Board of Regents, State Education Department, Office of the Professions (Nursing Education) — RN Baccalaureate Degree Programs (Accredited)
- Teacher Education Accreditation Council, Accreditation Committee — Baccalaureate Teacher Education Accreditation Council (BTEAC) - Baccalaureate programs, Graduate Teacher Education Accreditation Council (GTEAC) - Graduate programs (Accredited)
Programs (140)
Bachelor (46)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Biology | $66,816 | 458 |
| Psychology | $67,249 | 323 |
| Economics | $81,040 | 302 |
| Neuroscience | $77,478 | 256 |
| Registered Nursing | $108,691 | 190 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $72,955 | 173 |
| Finance | $115,013 | 131 |
| Accounting | $106,323 | 122 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | $55,579 | 119 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | $62,506 | 118 |
| Political Science | $73,044 | 118 |
| Computer Science | $126,183 | 117 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $89,650 | 107 |
| Mathematics | $82,492 | 105 |
| English Language & Literature | $64,555 | 103 |
| Marketing | $80,825 | 90 |
| History | $65,984 | 89 |
| Management Information Systems | $109,721 | 74 |
| Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | $64,737 | 61 |
| Industrial Engineering | $95,354 | 58 |
| Chemistry | $55,167 | 58 |
| Business Administration & Management | $76,271 | 57 |
| Computer Engineering | $117,721 | 56 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $94,859 | 53 |
| Fine Arts | $60,299 | 51 |
| Electrical Engineering | $99,397 | 44 |
| Linguistics | $54,215 | 38 |
| Sociology | $64,797 | 37 |
| Romance Languages | $66,841 | 31 |
| Anthropology | $53,460 | 31 |
| Rhetoric & Composition | $49,366 | 29 |
| Social Work | Not reported | 25 |
| Geography | $71,207 | 22 |
| Geological Sciences | $53,761 | 20 |
| Philosophy | Not reported | 19 |
| Physics | Not reported | 19 |
| Ethnic & Gender Studies | Not reported | 17 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | $46,579 | 17 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | $47,945 | 14 |
| Area Studies | Not reported | 13 |
| Music | Not reported | 12 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | Not reported | 7 |
| Entrepreneurship | Not reported | 6 |
| Religion | Not reported | 5 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | 3 |
| Cell Biology | $58,342 | Not reported |
Master (37)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | $118,876 | 270 |
| Computer Science | Not reported | 168 |
| Accounting | $113,379 | 86 |
| Registered Nursing | $123,308 | 73 |
| Social Work | $63,907 | 70 |
| Industrial Engineering | $100,428 | 59 |
| Secondary Education | $57,703 | 56 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Not reported | 55 |
| Public Administration | $83,478 | 55 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $101,600 | 40 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Not reported | 33 |
| Information Science | Not reported | 27 |
| Anthropology | $60,382 | 26 |
| Systems Science | $104,395 | 25 |
| Public Health | Not reported | 21 |
| Biology | Not reported | 15 |
| Economics | Not reported | 14 |
| Educational Administration | $63,511 | 13 |
| English Language & Literature | Not reported | 13 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | Not reported | 12 |
| Special Education | $59,933 | 10 |
| Mathematics | Not reported | 10 |
| Political Science | Not reported | 8 |
| Geography | Not reported | 7 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | Not reported | 6 |
| Music | Not reported | 6 |
| Chemistry | Not reported | 5 |
| Clinical Psychology | Not reported | 5 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | Not reported | 5 |
| Materials Engineering | Not reported | 4 |
| Linguistics | Not reported | 4 |
| Geological Sciences | Not reported | 4 |
| History | Not reported | 4 |
| Romance Languages | Not reported | 3 |
| Cognitive Psychology | Not reported | 3 |
| Sociology | Not reported | 3 |
| Electrical Engineering | $117,876 | Not reported |
Doctoral (24)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineering | Not reported | 14 |
| Linguistics | Not reported | 13 |
| Biology | Not reported | 11 |
| Registered Nursing | Not reported | 11 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Not reported | 8 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | Not reported | 7 |
| Computer Science | Not reported | 6 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Not reported | 5 |
| Materials Engineering | Not reported | 5 |
| Clinical Psychology | Not reported | 5 |
| Economics | Not reported | 5 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Not reported | 4 |
| English Language & Literature | Not reported | 4 |
| Mathematics | Not reported | 4 |
| Systems Science | Not reported | 4 |
| Cognitive Psychology | Not reported | 4 |
| History | Not reported | 4 |
| Chemistry | Not reported | 3 |
| Geological Sciences | Not reported | 3 |
| Physics | Not reported | 3 |
| Anthropology | Not reported | 3 |
| Political Science | Not reported | 3 |
| Fine Arts | Not reported | 3 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Not reported | 3 |
First Professional (2)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | Not reported | 81 |
| Education | Not reported | 5 |
Graduate Certificate (8)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | Not reported | 22 |
| Security & Protective Services | Not reported | 21 |
| Educational Administration | Not reported | 18 |
| Registered Nursing | Not reported | 9 |
| Homeland Security | Not reported | 8 |
| Systems Engineering | Not reported | 6 |
| Linguistics | Not reported | 5 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Not reported | 3 |
Show 23 additional programs with limited data
| Program | Level | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | Master | 2 |
| Computer & Information Systems Security | Graduate Certificate | 2 |
| Germanic Languages | Bachelor | 2 |
| Statistics | Master | 2 |
| Philosophy | Master | 2 |
| Physics | Master | 2 |
| Social Sciences | Graduate Certificate | 2 |
| International Relations | Bachelor | 2 |
| Sociology | Doctoral | 2 |
| Area Studies | Master | 1 |
| Special Education | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Engineering | Bachelor | 1 |
| Middle Eastern Languages | Bachelor | 1 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences | Bachelor | 1 |
| Systems Science | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Philosophy | Doctoral | 1 |
| Clinical Psychology | Bachelor | 1 |
| Public Administration | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master | 1 |
| Fine Arts | Master | 1 |
| Bioethics & Medical Ethics | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
Rankings Featuring This Institution
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Psychology Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's English Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's History Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Family & Consumer Sciences Programs
- Highest Earning Master's Interdisciplinary Studies Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Computer Science Programs in New York
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Engineering Programs in New York
- Highest Earning Master's Engineering Programs in New York
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Nursing & Health Programs in New York
- Highest Earning Master's Nursing & Health Programs in New York
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