Empire State University
Saratoga Springs, New York · Public
Graduate earnings
23of 23 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746 a year).
23 of 52 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 29: 24 with no earnings published and 5 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 46 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$11,676 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$11,676 a year
About $46,704 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $8,989 |
| $30k to $48k | $10,507 |
| $48k to $75k | $14,812 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,481 |
| $110k and up | $19,679 |
| All families (average) | $11,676 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical New York high-school graduate ($35,746 a year).
31 of 98 programs could be assessed 32% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $69,365 | +$33,619 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.6 yrs | 347 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | $56,825 | +$21,079 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.9 yrs | 313 |
| Human Resources | Associate's Degree | $90,619 | +$54,873 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 188 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,979 | +$14,233 | clears the bar | $17,000 | 1.2 yrs | 164 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $114,116 | +$78,370 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 101 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $102,384 | +$66,638 | clears the bar | $18,477 | 0.3 yrs | 92 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $71,805 | +$36,059 | clears the bar | $18,209 | 0.5 yrs | 89 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | $50,954 | +$15,208 | clears the bar | $13,183 | 0.9 yrs | 68 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $57,379 | +$21,633 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.9 yrs | 63 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $60,265 | +$24,519 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 61 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $52,6141-year earnings | +$16,868 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $23,642 | 1.4 yrs | 59 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $39,9461-year earnings | +$4,200 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $13,688 | 3.3 yrs | 56 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $62,453 | +$26,707 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 52 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Associate's Degree | $55,084 | +$19,338 | clears the bar | $22,742 | 1.2 yrs | 47 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $45,252 | +$9,506 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 2.0 yrs | 44 |
| Business | Associate's Degree | $63,915 | +$28,169 | clears the bar | $14,250 | 0.5 yrs | 42 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $58,129 | +$22,383 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 42 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | $54,122 | +$18,376 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 41 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Associate's Degree | $62,931 | +$27,185 | clears the bar | $14,244 | 0.5 yrs | 31 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $116,8321-year earnings | +$81,086 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 31 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | $71,200 | +$35,454 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $61,925 | +$26,179 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | $118,071 | +$82,325 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $66,111 | +$30,365 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $43,473 | +$7,727 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $57,855 | +$22,109 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | $75,854 | +$40,108 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | not published |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $54,265 | +$18,519 | clears the bar | $20,750 | 1.1 yrs | not published |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $71,066 | +$35,320 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Psychology | Associate's Degree | $48,810 | +$13,064 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $72,188 | +$36,442 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 95 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 89 |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 70 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 53 |
| Education | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 33 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Healthcare Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Fine Arts | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Finance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Marketing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Social Sciences | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Management Information Systems | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Public Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| History | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Area Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| History | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| International Business | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $35,746 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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