Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, New York · Private, nonprofit

Of 13 assessed programs, 12 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 23 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,932
$30k to $48k	$11,454
$48k to $75k	$15,855
$75k to $110k	$22,438
$110k and up	$45,136
All families (average)	$32,297

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.

13 of 36 programs could be assessed 36% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New York high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$93,229	+$57,483	clears the bar	$20,657	0.4 yrs	87
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,282	+$11,536	clears the bar	$17,750	1.5 yrs	78
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$69,091	+$33,345	clears the bar	$23,550	0.7 yrs	42
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$53,602	+$17,856	clears the bar	$18,500	1.0 yrs	42
English	Bachelor's Degree	$51,029	+$15,283	clears the bar	$20,000	1.3 yrs	33
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$51,512	+$15,766	clears the bar	$26,751	1.7 yrs	31
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$39,235 1-year earnings	+$3,489	clears the bar	$14,600	4.2 yrs	29
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$67,645	+$31,899	clears the bar	$13,500	0.4 yrs	25
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$35,128 1-year earnings	-$618	falls short	$9,200	insufficient data	25
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$104,708	+$68,962	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$56,595	+$20,849	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$61,428	+$25,682	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$40,351	+$4,605	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	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.