Empire State University
Saratoga Springs, New York · Public
All 31 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr). Another 67 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| 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 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
31 of 98 programs could be assessed 32% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $69,365 | +$33,619 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.6 yrs | 438 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | $56,825 | +$21,079 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.9 yrs | 400 |
| Human Resources | Associate's Degree | $90,619 | +$54,873 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 223 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,979 | +$14,233 | clears the bar | $17,000 | 1.2 yrs | 138 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $71,805 | +$36,059 | clears the bar | $18,209 | 0.5 yrs | 124 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $102,384 | +$66,638 | clears the bar | $18,477 | 0.3 yrs | 122 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | $50,954 | +$15,208 | clears the bar | $13,183 | 0.9 yrs | 121 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $114,116 | +$78,370 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 121 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $57,379 | +$21,633 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.9 yrs | 87 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $52,614 1-year earnings | +$16,868 | clears the bar | $23,642 | 1.4 yrs | 82 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Associate's Degree | $62,931 | +$27,185 | clears the bar | $14,244 | 0.5 yrs | 73 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $39,946 1-year earnings | +$4,200 | clears the bar | $13,688 | 3.3 yrs | 72 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Associate's Degree | $55,084 | +$19,338 | clears the bar | $22,742 | 1.2 yrs | 59 |
| Business | Associate's Degree | $63,915 | +$28,169 | clears the bar | $14,250 | 0.5 yrs | 59 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $62,453 | +$26,707 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 51 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $58,129 | +$22,383 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 40 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $60,265 | +$24,519 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 38 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $45,252 | +$9,506 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 2.0 yrs | 36 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $116,832 1-year earnings | +$81,086 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | $118,071 | +$82,325 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | $71,200 | +$35,454 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $61,925 | +$26,179 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | $54,122 | +$18,376 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $66,111 | +$30,365 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $57,855 | +$22,109 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | $75,854 | +$40,108 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $54,265 | +$18,519 | clears the bar | $20,750 | 1.1 yrs | insufficient data |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $71,066 | +$35,320 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Psychology | Associate's Degree | $48,810 | +$13,064 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $72,188 | +$36,442 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $43,473 | +$7,727 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 131 |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 80 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 72 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 61 |
| Education | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 37 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 34 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 32 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Finance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Healthcare Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Public Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Fine Arts | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Marketing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Business | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Management Information Systems | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| History | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Area Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Social Sciences | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| History | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| International Business | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| English | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.