Academic Buildings

Let’s start with Decker College of Nursing. Ranked the fourth best nursing school in New York state, Decker has earned an enviable reputation among nursing programs worldwide. Recently, this college has moved to a brand new facility located at our Health Sciences Campus in Johnson City, right alongside our pharmacy school and not far from the City of Binghamton.

There will soon be two additional schools within Decker College — the School of Rehabilitation Sciences and the School of Applied Health Sciences — which will add programs including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology and health sciences.

Nursing students get to use high-end technology such as specialized patient simulators that can be programmed to breathe, bleed and talk, so they can practice their skills before working with real patients. Our alumni are clinicians, researchers, educators and administrators, and they are recruited by employers across the globe.

The School of Management, (S-O-M, as we call it) is housed here in Academic A. SOM is a top-ranked business school that offers two majors -- business administration and accounting -- along with concentrations including marketing, business analytics, entrepreneurship and finance. The School of Management's Career Services office helps our students find quality internships all year round.

SOM prepares students to confidently lead in a rapidly-changing data-driven economy. You’ll work hard in the classroom but will also learn the skills necessary to lead through business clubs and professional organizations, collegiate business competitions and networking opportunities with alumni and industry.

Harpur College of Arts and Sciences is Binghamton’s largest and oldest school, providing an outstanding liberal arts education with more than 60 degree programs in the arts — from art history to theater — and sciences — from anthropology to physics. Harpur College also offers pre-law, pre-health and pre-pharmacy programs; 4+1 programs; and inter- and cross-disciplinary programs.

With a focus on the pursuit of knowledge and discovery, not only will an education in the liberal arts prepare you for a rapidly changing job market, it will help you develop the ability to think deeply and critically about our complex world and to engage with life's most important and fascinating questions. It’s no surprise that Harpur graduates go on to successful careers in medicine, law, business, finance, education, the arts and public service.

The Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science offers undergraduate degree programs in biomedical engineering, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and systems science and industrial engineering. We also offer students five-year programs that provide the opportunity to complete a BS and MBA within five years.

First-year Watson students explore all of our engineering majors in a common first-year program that provides a solid foundation in the field of engineering.

Engineering students get to work with industry partners through internship experiences, and join clubs and teams like Binghamton Motorsports and the Binghamton University Mars Rover Team.
Our graduates are sought after by top companies including BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, IBM, Texas Instruments and the Mayo Clinic.

The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, located at its Health Sciences Campus in nearby Johnson City, is Binghamton’s newest school and offers the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree. Although a graduate program, incoming first-year students who select pre-pharmacy as their interest are guaranteed a seat in the program through the Pharmacy Early Acceptance Program (PEAP) as long as they meet academic requirements.
Students take classes in the newest pharmacy building in New York state and practice in ultra-modern labs.

If you see yourself working as part of a healthcare team where you take care of patients and consult with doctors, nurses, social workers and others to improve the outcomes of patients’ healthcare outcomes, then a career in pharmacy could be for you!

Modern pharmacy practice doesn’t take place in isolation. Pharmacists can specialize in areas like rural health, cardiology, and in fields that didn’t exist even 10 years ago!

The College of Community and Public Affairs (CCPA), located in downtown, Binghamton, is known for students taking what they learn in the classroom and applying that knowledge to the real world to make positive changes. CCPA is home to Social Work, Human Development, Teaching, Public Administration, Public Health, Student Affairs Administration and Sustainable Communities. Binghamton also houses its own Master of Science Work in Social Work, Master of Science in Human Rights including a PhD in Community Research and Action!

CCPA students actually have two homes at Binghamton University. A mix of undergraduate and graduate students take their classes on Binghamton's main Vestal campus, while others learn at the University Downtown Center (UDC). Many students choose to live downtown so they can immerse themselves in the community and find internships!