Master's · Albany, New York
Is Security Science and Technology at Excelsior University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back fast: graduates typically recover the cost in about 1.2 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $103,093
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $155,132
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $30,062
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $32k (likely $32k – $32k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $87k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in NY
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 1.2 years (likely 0.9–1.7)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- $614k (likely $416k – $847k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $1.63M (likely $1.19M – $2.19M)
- Today's dollars
Change income, residency or loans Compare Security Science and Technology at other schools
Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Excelsior University
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Master's)$135,961
- Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician (Bachelor's)$119,783
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$118,099
- Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)$116,151
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$102,010
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)$99,786
- Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate's)$99,753
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities (Master's)$95,916
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$93,206
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's)$91,265
- Public Administration (Master's)$91,233
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$87,618
Security Science and Technology at other schools in New York
- Utica University$108,561
- CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice$93,984
- Syracuse University$76,631
- Hofstra University$73,028
- Pace University$72,614
- St. Joseph's University-New York$47,830