State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego, New York · Public
Of 44 assessed programs, 40 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 4 fall short. Another 64 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $8,714 |
| $30k to $48k | $11,681 |
| $48k to $75k | $17,412 |
| $75k to $110k | $19,053 |
| $110k and up | $23,087 |
| All families (average) | $16,236 |
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.
44 of 108 programs could be assessed 41% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $66,048 | +$30,302 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.6 yrs | 199 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $48,489 | +$12,743 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.6 yrs | 124 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,023 | +$16,277 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 1.4 yrs | 106 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $92,779 | +$57,033 | clears the bar | $22,118 | 0.4 yrs | 104 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $59,412 | +$23,666 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.9 yrs | 100 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $59,563 | +$23,817 | clears the bar | $22,036 | 0.9 yrs | 100 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $65,102 | +$29,356 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.7 yrs | 89 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $57,622 | +$21,876 | clears the bar | $20,196 | 0.9 yrs | 61 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $66,766 | +$31,020 | clears the bar | $20,698 | 0.7 yrs | 58 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $40,755 | +$5,009 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 4.5 yrs | 54 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $72,784 | +$37,038 | clears the bar | $18,213 | 0.5 yrs | 52 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $58,675 | +$22,929 | clears the bar | $23,750 | 1.0 yrs | 51 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $70,218 | +$34,472 | clears the bar | $21,195 | 0.6 yrs | 49 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $36,511 | +$765 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 24.8 yrs | 48 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $38,429 | +$2,683 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 8.4 yrs | 47 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,932 | +$23,186 | clears the bar | $20,144 | 0.9 yrs | 44 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $40,431 | +$4,685 | clears the bar | $23,519 | 5.0 yrs | 27 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $40,579 | +$4,833 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 5.2 yrs | 26 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $64,132 | +$28,386 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $53,429 | +$17,683 | clears the bar | $24,896 | 1.4 yrs | 22 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $66,544 | +$30,798 | clears the bar | $19,250 | 0.6 yrs | 21 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $44,939 | +$9,193 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 2.5 yrs | 20 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $29,135 1-year earnings | -$6,611 | falls short | $22,308 | insufficient data | 18 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $41,122 | +$5,376 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $50,813 | +$15,067 | clears the bar | $25,958 | 1.7 yrs | 15 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $52,645 1-year earnings | +$16,899 | clears the bar | $26,824 | 1.6 yrs | 15 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $64,634 | +$28,888 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 15 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $56,281 | +$20,535 | clears the bar | $23,402 | 1.1 yrs | 15 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $19,673 1-year earnings | -$16,073 | falls short | $25,520 | insufficient data | 15 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,537 | +$15,791 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.6 yrs | 14 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $74,812 | +$39,066 | clears the bar | $25,496 | 0.7 yrs | 13 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $59,427 | +$23,681 | clears the bar | $24,979 | 1.1 yrs | 13 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $61,498 | +$25,752 | clears the bar | $40,308 | 1.6 yrs | 11 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $17,595 1-year earnings | -$18,151 | falls short | $19,362 | insufficient data | 7 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $87,667 | +$51,921 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $84,645 | +$48,899 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.4 yrs | 6 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $66,839 | +$31,093 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $70,806 | +$35,060 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.2 yrs | 4 |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | $76,118 | +$40,372 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $86,865 | +$51,119 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.5 yrs | 1 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $100,148 | +$64,402 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 0.4 yrs | 0 |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | Master's Degree | $60,227 1-year earnings | +$24,481 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $61,828 | +$26,082 | clears the bar | $28,143 | 1.1 yrs | 0 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $24,893 1-year earnings | -$10,853 | falls short | $23,250 | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 92 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 58 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 42 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 39 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 32 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 25 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Human Computer Interaction | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Insurance | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| School Counseling | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $25,084 | insufficient data | 5 |
| Mathematical Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Health Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Graphic Communications | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 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 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 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 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Gerontology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Psychology, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Fine Arts | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | 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 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Psychology, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Economics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Health Sciences | 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.