University at Albany (SUNY Albany) is a four-year, public school located in Albany, NY.

It offers 211 graduate programs - 103 Master's, 52 Doctorate, 13 Post-bachelor's, and 43 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,625 for in-state and $25,875 for out-of-state students.

A total of 4,394 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 16,658 students at SUNY Albany. SUNY Albany offers online graduate programs and 1,086 out of 4,394 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find SUNY Albany's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,625 for New York residents and $25,875 for out-of-state students. It offers 211 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity at Albany
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY
Graduate School Students4,421 students
1,086 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$13,625
Out-of-State$25,875
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 211 Graduate Programs
103 Master's, 52 Doctorate, 56 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University at Albany

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University at Albany with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For New York residents, the tuition & fees are $13,625 and $25,875 for non-New York residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $471 for New York residents and $982 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$11,310$23,560
Fees$2,315$2,315
Cost per Credit$471$982
Books & Supplies$1,000
Room & Board$16,182 (On-Campus) / $18,444 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,200 (On-Campus) / $2,700 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$33,007$45,257
Off-Campus Total$35,769$48,019

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University at Albany offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 211 major areas - 103 Master's, 52 Doctorate, 13 Post-Bachelor's, 43 Post-Master's. 1,278 students have been conferred Master's degree and 165 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,27816530118
Men47167235
Women807982883

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources/Conservation5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Latin American Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Latin American and Caribbean Studies2 NOT OFFER
African-American/Black Studies2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Women's Studies8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Science/Studies82 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Curriculum and Instruction NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFER
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum SupervisionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Community College EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Elementary and Middle School Administration/PrincipalshipNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Superintendency and Educational System AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5
Educational/Instructional Technology108 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Evaluation and ResearchNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1
International and Comparative Education4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Online Educator/Online TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 7
Agricultural Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
English/Language Arts Teacher Education7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Foreign Language Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher Education6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education57 NOT OFFER
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Studies Teacher Education11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Biology Teacher Education2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry Teacher Education1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
French Language Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics Teacher Education1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Spanish Language Teacher Education2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Earth Science Teacher Education2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor2 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Computer Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Russian Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
French Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Italian Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Spanish Language and Literature5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Rhetoric and Composition NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
American Literature (United StatesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomedical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental Toxicology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biostatistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Epidemiology5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Analytics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cognitive Psychology and PsycholinguisticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physiological Psychology/PsychobiologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counseling Psychology2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial and Organizational Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 16
Educational Psychology20 NOT OFFER
Psychology (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 18
Forensic Science and Technology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration
Public Policy Analysis NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1
International Policy AnalysisNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Policy Analysis (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4
Social Work NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Anthropology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Demography and Population StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Economics NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics17 NOT OFFER
Economics (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geography3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geographic Information Science and Cartography NOT OFFER
International Relations and Affairs13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Urban Studies/AffairsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art/Art Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor37 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health NOT OFFER 24
Environmental Health NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8
Maternal and Child HealthNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 16 NOT OFFER
International Public Health/International HealthNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5
Behavioral Aspects of HealthNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5
Public Health (other) NOT OFFER
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Commerce NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Administration and Management86 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5
Science/Technology ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting72 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting and Business/Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting and Related Services (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Taxation18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History13 NOT OFFER
Public/Applied HistoryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

SUNY Albany graduate schools have a total of 4,421 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 1,548 male and 2,873 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 2,168 full-time and 2,253 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,086 students enrolled through online exclusively and 892 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 2,452 White, 355 Black, and 250 Asian students are attending at University at Albany. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

224 grad students are younger than 22 and 621 students are older than 65. It has 2,535 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,014 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total4,421
Men1,548
Women2,873
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total4,421
Full-time Students2,168
Part-time Students2,253
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total4,421
American Indian /
Native American
4
Asian250
Black355
Hispanic388
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
2
White2,452
Two or more races114
Un-Known167
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total4,421
21 & Under224
22-241,382
25-291,153
30-34614
35-39400
40 & Over621

Online Population

At University at Albany graduate schools, 1,086 students enrolled online exclusively and 892 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment4,394
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,086
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses892
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,416
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,086
New York Resident977
Other State In U.S.90
Outside of U.S.19