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Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Poor return
$-112,113 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

Never
Break-even
-174%
10-year ROI
$40,228
Median earnings as of 2024
42% of Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$14,135
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$40,228
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$31,848
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$21,549
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
21%
Graduation rate as of 2024
42%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
30%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$-112,113
After 10 years
$-159,833
After 20 years
$-207,553
After 30 years
$-255,273
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$32,089
Men
$34,349

7% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$29,706
From higher-income families
$49,066

39% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$30,982
Independent students
$33,066

6% gap between the two groups

54%
First-generation students
69%
Take federal student loans
93%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 20%Hispanic 10%Asian 3%Black 32%Other 35%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$14,155
$30k–$48k$12,709
$48k–$75k$14,868
$75k–$110k
$110k+

How Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo compares

This college against the New York and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate$74,046$23,500+1,180%Strong return
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's$56,635+312%Strong return
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's$48,785$38,718-11%Poor return
Public HealthAssociate's$43,215$44,953-140%Poor return
Human Resources Management and ServicesCertificate$43,898$22,420-149%Poor return
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate$43,408$19,992-174%Poor return
Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate$42,567$22,077-210%Poor return
Public HealthCertificate$41,022$24,250-273%Poor return
Legal Support ServicesCertificate$40,856$21,089-290%Poor return
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's$38,956-314%Poor return
Design and Applied ArtsCertificate$39,599$15,417-373%Poor return
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate$36,438$23,150-479%Poor return
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate$36,206$21,217-502%Poor return
Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate$35,439$20,000-546%Poor return
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate$35,000$20,827-560%Poor return
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate$34,900$20,650-566%Poor return
Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate$24,848$20,768-1,029%Poor return
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate$25,581$12,711-1,135%Poor return

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ROI at Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo

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10-yr ROI

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
743
Undergraduates

Location

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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