Maria College of Albany

Albany, NY · Private nonprofit · 702 students · Visit Website

Maria College of Albany specializes in healthcare education, offering programs in Registered Nursing, Practical Nursing, and Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. The college emphasizes hands-on training with modern facilities, including a state-of-the-art nursing simulation lab designed for developing practical skills and critical thinking. Maria College also provides career services, including a job board for the Capital Region, to help connect graduates with employment opportunities.

Programs Analyzed

4

Avg Grad Earnings

$51,360/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

59/100

Tuition

$17,680/yr

All Programs at Maria College of Albany

4 trade programs at Maria College of Albany, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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70 $68,339/yr $20,000 20.8x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
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61 $39,505/yr $15,208 21.3x Low Very Large
258 openings/yr
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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54 $36,742/yr $19,371 11.8x Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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51 $60,857/yr 16.2x Low Medium
13 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 4 trade and vocational programs at Maria College of Albany using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.