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title: Canisius University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Buffalo, NY
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Canisius University

Buffalo, NY · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $60,681 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $44,638 – $82,280 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 66% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $44,322 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 82% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.31× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $32,681 | derived |

**66% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $19,000 (≈ 31% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $16,394 to $62,322 across 26 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $62,322 | $30,750 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $53,832 | $31,169 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $53,014 | $21,701 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Master's Degree | $49,112 | $37,704 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $47,188 | $30,913 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $45,276 | $40,698 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,642 | $23,923 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $44,637 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,460 | $19,600 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,179 | $23,248 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $43,242 | $39,178 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $41,830 | $57,382 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,973 | $22,250 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $40,715 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,583 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,425 | $22,788 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,606 | $22,027 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,012 | $20,250 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,306 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,549 | $26,404 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | Master's Degree | $25,528 | $38,072 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,120 | $25,859 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,164 | $24,775 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,220 | $23,250 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,016 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $16,394 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Canisius University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?189705

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