University at Albany (SUNY Albany) is a four-year, public school located in Albany, NY.
It offers 222 graduate programs - 107 Master's, 53 Doctorate, 19 Post-bachelor's, and 43 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,808 for in-state and $27,468 for out-of-state students.
A total of 4,894 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 17,560 students at SUNY Albany. SUNY Albany offers online graduate programs and 1,252 out of 4,894 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 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,808 for New York residents and $27,468 for out-of-state students. It offers 222 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University at Albany |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY |
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| Graduate School Students | 4,690 students
1,252 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$13,808
Out-of-State$27,468 |
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| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 222 Graduate Programs
107 Master's, 53 Doctorate, 62 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University at Albany
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $13,808 and $27,468 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 $1,040 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $11,310 | $24,970 |
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| Fees | $2,498 | $2,498 |
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| Cost per Credit | $471 | $1,040 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| Room & Board | $16,423 (On-Campus) / $18,007 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,248 (On-Campus) / $2,748 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $33,479 | $47,139 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $35,563 | $49,223 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $13,435 | $13,535 | $13,625 | $13,625 | $13,808 |
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| Out-of-State | $25,225 | $25,325 | $25,415 | $25,875 | $27,468 |
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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 222 major areas - 107 Master's, 53 Doctorate, 19 Post-Bachelor's, 43 Post-Master's. 1,534 students have been conferred Master's degree and 175 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 1,534 | 175 | 46 | 116 |
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| Men | 607 | 77 | 11 | 35 |
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| Women | 927 | 98 | 35 | 81 |
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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's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Nanotechnology | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | 5 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
SUNY Albany graduate schools have a total of 4,690 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,798 male and 2,892 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 2,471 full-time and 2,219 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,252 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,133 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,253 White, 343 Black, and 243 Asian students are attending at University at Albany. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
305 grad students are younger than 22 and 671 students are older than 65. It has 2,840 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,078 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 4,690 |
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| Men | 1,798 |
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| Women | 2,892 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 4,690 |
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| Full-time Students | 2,471 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,219 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 4,690 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 3 |
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| Asian | 243 |
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| Black | 343 |
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| Hispanic | 368 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 4 |
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| White | 2,253 |
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| Two or more races | 121 |
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| Un-Known | 138 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 4,690 |
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| 21 & Under | 305 |
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| 22-24 | 1,629 |
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| 25-29 | 1,211 |
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| 30-34 | 666 |
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| 35-39 | 412 |
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| 40 & Over | 671 |
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Online Population
At University at Albany graduate schools, 1,252 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,133 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 4,894 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,252 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,133 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2,509 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,252 |
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| New York Resident | 1,166 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 66 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 20 |
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