SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase, New York · Public
Graduate earnings
19of 21 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746 a year). 2 fall short.
21 of 41 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 20 have no earnings published. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 12 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$18,913 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
$18,913 a year
About $75,652 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 | $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 |
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).
22 of 53 programs could be assessed 42% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $39,974 | +$4,228 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 5.9 yrs | 139 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,022 | +$11,276 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 2.0 yrs | 61 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $46,596 | +$10,850 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 1.7 yrs | 59 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $14,9841-year earnings | -$20,762 | falls short (1-yr) | $20,500 | no earnings gain | 50 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $41,926 | +$6,180 | clears the bar | $20,379 | 3.3 yrs | 49 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | $51,954 | +$16,208 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.2 yrs | 48 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $43,265 | +$7,519 | clears the bar | $25,695 | 3.4 yrs | 47 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $47,922 | +$12,176 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 1.6 yrs | 42 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | $30,406 | -$5,340 | falls short | $26,000 | no earnings gain | 41 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $39,791 | +$4,045 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 6.7 yrs | 23 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,718 | +$19,972 | clears the bar | $21,125 | 1.1 yrs | 22 |
| Music | Master's Degree | $27,2501-year earnings | -$8,496 | below HS line (1-yr) | $37,812 | no earnings gain | 19 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $52,859 | +$17,113 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.3 yrs | 18 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,042 | +$17,296 | clears the bar | $18,971 | 1.1 yrs | 17 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $45,661 | +$9,915 | clears the bar | $18,125 | 1.8 yrs | 16 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $42,372 | +$6,626 | clears the bar | $22,846 | 3.4 yrs | 11 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $63,207 | +$27,461 | clears the bar | $17,750 | 0.6 yrs | 11 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $40,048 | +$4,302 | clears the bar | $15,250 | 3.5 yrs | 10 |
| Literature | Bachelor's Degree | $49,153 | +$13,407 | clears the bar | $24,400 | 1.8 yrs | 0 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $36,895 | +$1,149 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $72,237 | +$36,491 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $53,100 | +$17,354 | clears the bar | $22,798 | 1.3 yrs | not published |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Music | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Dance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Dance | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theatre | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theatre | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Film and Photography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Film and Photography | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Master's Degree | 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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