SUNY Buffalo State University

Buffalo, New York · Public

All 37 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr). Another 113 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,405
$30k to $48k	$9,393
$48k to $75k	$14,706
$75k to $110k	$17,155
$110k and up	$19,332
All families (average)	$11,346

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

37 of 150 programs could be assessed 25% 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 Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$57,114	+$21,368	clears the bar	$20,407	1.0 yrs	147
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,209	+$15,463	clears the bar	$21,000	1.4 yrs	128
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$56,034	+$20,288	clears the bar	$20,000	1.0 yrs	117
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,705	+$10,959	clears the bar	$25,000	2.3 yrs	109
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,490	+$16,744	clears the bar	$24,857	1.5 yrs	81
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$54,034	+$18,288	clears the bar	$20,944	1.1 yrs	79
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$46,986	+$11,240	clears the bar	$32,750	2.9 yrs	69
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$64,628	+$28,882	clears the bar	$19,250	0.7 yrs	64
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$53,130	+$17,384	clears the bar	$20,000	1.2 yrs	61
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$51,175	+$15,429	clears the bar	$19,870	1.3 yrs	59
Special Education	Master's Degree	$57,652	+$21,906	clears the bar	$33,000	1.5 yrs	53
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,853	+$14,107	clears the bar	$20,500	1.5 yrs	53
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$58,497	+$22,751	clears the bar	$24,250	1.1 yrs	41
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,595	+$13,849	clears the bar	$20,370	1.5 yrs	41
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,735	+$12,989	clears the bar	$17,250	1.3 yrs	36
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$73,327	+$37,581	clears the bar	$22,400	0.6 yrs	32
History	Bachelor's Degree	$54,561	+$18,815	clears the bar	$20,160	1.1 yrs	31
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$67,787	+$32,041	clears the bar	$29,545	0.9 yrs	30
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$48,267	+$12,521	clears the bar	$15,625	1.2 yrs	29
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$45,222	+$9,476	clears the bar	$19,000	2.0 yrs	27
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$51,379	+$15,633	clears the bar	$21,031	1.3 yrs	22
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$45,120	+$9,374	clears the bar	$18,375	2.0 yrs	22
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$57,096	+$21,350	clears the bar	$19,450	0.9 yrs	19
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$60,937	+$25,191	clears the bar	$26,450	1.0 yrs	17
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$46,224	+$10,478	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$58,041	+$22,295	clears the bar	$19,700	0.9 yrs	13
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$98,018	+$62,272	clears the bar	$25,324	0.4 yrs	12
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$39,863	+$4,117	clears the bar	$20,152	4.9 yrs	11
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$67,511	+$31,765	clears the bar	$34,771	1.1 yrs	11
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$82,242	+$46,496	clears the bar	$24,870	0.5 yrs	9
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$61,262	+$25,516	clears the bar	$21,748	0.9 yrs	6
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$49,500	+$13,754	clears the bar	$24,000	1.7 yrs	0
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$47,880	+$12,134	clears the bar	$21,691	1.8 yrs	0
Educational Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$64,059	+$28,313	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	$58,389	+$22,643	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	$59,096	+$23,350	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Master's Degree	$63,411	+$27,665	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	184
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Interdisciplinary Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$18,249	insufficient data	13
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Fine Arts	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Data Analytics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Museology/Museum Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geography and Environmental Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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	3
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Data Analytics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Homeland Security	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Education, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	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
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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
Mathematics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Applied Mathematics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Statistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Applied Statistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Systems Science and Theory	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Museology/Museum Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	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
Community Organization and Advocacy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Woodworking	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theatre	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fine Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Science	Master'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
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Curriculum and Instruction	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Bachelor'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
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Museology/Museum Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Master'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
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Resources	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, 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.