SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase, New York · Public
Of 22 assessed programs, 19 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 31 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $11,835 |
| $30k to $48k | $15,230 |
| $48k to $75k | $19,658 |
| $75k to $110k | $20,886 |
| $110k and up | $25,428 |
| All families (average) | $18,913 |
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.
22 of 53 programs could be assessed 42% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $39,974 | +$4,228 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 5.9 yrs | 149 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $46,596 | +$10,850 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 1.7 yrs | 80 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,022 | +$11,276 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 2.0 yrs | 66 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $43,265 | +$7,519 | clears the bar | $25,695 | 3.4 yrs | 65 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $14,984 1-year earnings | -$20,762 | falls short | $20,500 | insufficient data | 62 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | $30,406 | -$5,340 | falls short | $26,000 | insufficient data | 56 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $41,926 | +$6,180 | clears the bar | $20,379 | 3.3 yrs | 53 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | $51,954 | +$16,208 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.2 yrs | 43 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $45,661 | +$9,915 | clears the bar | $18,125 | 1.8 yrs | 39 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $47,922 | +$12,176 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 1.6 yrs | 33 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $39,791 | +$4,045 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 6.7 yrs | 29 |
| Literature | Bachelor's Degree | $49,153 | +$13,407 | clears the bar | $24,400 | 1.8 yrs | 26 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $42,372 | +$6,626 | clears the bar | $22,846 | 3.4 yrs | 23 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,042 | +$17,296 | clears the bar | $18,971 | 1.1 yrs | 22 |
| Music | Master's Degree | $27,250 1-year earnings | -$8,496 | falls short | $37,812 | insufficient data | 21 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $52,859 | +$17,113 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.3 yrs | 19 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,718 | +$19,972 | clears the bar | $21,125 | 1.1 yrs | 19 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $63,207 | +$27,461 | clears the bar | $17,750 | 0.6 yrs | 15 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $40,048 | +$4,302 | clears the bar | $15,250 | 3.5 yrs | 14 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $36,895 | +$1,149 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $72,237 | +$36,491 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $53,100 | +$17,354 | clears the bar | $22,798 | 1.3 yrs | insufficient data |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 34 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 29 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor'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 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Dance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Dance | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Theatre | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Theatre | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Film and Photography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Film and Photography | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Music | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | 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.