Upstate Medical University
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$92,257
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$92,257
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Upstate Medical University is a public 4-year college in Syracuse, New York with 159 undergraduates and 1,175 graduate students. Former students earn a median $92,257 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $15,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
$15,000
About $159 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$92,257
Rank 91 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 27%
- Students with federal loans
- 56%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 159
- Graduate students
- 1,175
- Part-time students
- 12%
- Women
- 76%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 28
- Endowment
- $113.8M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 91 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $15,000 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $83,990 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $92,257 | $47,733 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 83% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 96% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
28 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 175 | $231,479 | $66,054 | $115,161 | $112,460 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 90 | $48,181 | $109,921 | $125,628 | $120,193 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $16,300 | $72,045 | $86,543 | $70,786 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 45 | $95,808 | $116,774 | $142,670 | $127,347 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | $82,480 | $81,641 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | $77,319 | $116,111 | $88,910 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | $42,681 | $64,395 | $82,751 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $90,984 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $15,000 | $63,447 | $88,981 | $75,975 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $112,683 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesDoctoral | Doctoral | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $99,578 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $126,911 |
| Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| BiotechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,097 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesDoctoral | Doctoral | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $96,176 |
| Public HealthGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $88,684 |
| Pharmacology and ToxicologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $108,943 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesDoctoral | Doctoral | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pharmacology and ToxicologyMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineProfessional | Professional | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $133,099 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much do Upstate Medical University graduates earn?
$92,257 a year is the median pay of former Upstate Medical University students who work, 10 years after they started ($83,990 after 6 years). That ranks 91 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $116,774.
How much student debt do Upstate Medical University graduates have?
$15,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Upstate Medical University graduates, about $159 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 56% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at Upstate Medical University?
Medicine (175 professional graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (90 master's graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (52 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 28 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.