SUNY College at Potsdam
Potsdam, New York · Public
Graduate earnings
15of 20 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746 a year). 5 fall short.
20 of 44 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 24: 16 with no earnings published and 8 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 13 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$13,624 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
$13,624 a year
About $54,496 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 | $8,623 |
| $30k to $48k | $8,684 |
| $48k to $75k | $14,524 |
| $75k to $110k | $15,513 |
| $110k and up | $20,041 |
| All families (average) | $13,624 |
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 57 programs could be assessed 39% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $57,949 | +$22,203 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.2 yrs | 121 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,601 | +$12,855 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.9 yrs | 60 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $53,834 | +$18,088 | clears the bar | $23,850 | 1.3 yrs | 52 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $57,066 | +$21,320 | clears the bar | $22,562 | 1.1 yrs | 51 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $48,6511-year earnings | +$12,905 | above HS line (1-yr) | $27,849 | 2.2 yrs | 48 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $49,0311-year earnings | +$13,285 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 48 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $36,677 | +$931 | clears the bar | $26,262 | 28.2 yrs | 44 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,725 | +$13,979 | clears the bar | $23,041 | 1.6 yrs | 25 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $45,234 | +$9,488 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 2.3 yrs | 20 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $53,597 | +$17,851 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.4 yrs | 19 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $27,5861-year earnings | -$8,160 | falls short (1-yr) | $25,000 | no earnings gain | 17 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $43,686 | +$7,940 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 3.3 yrs | 17 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | $52,583 | +$16,837 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.6 yrs | 15 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $48,920 | +$13,174 | clears the bar | $24,412 | 1.9 yrs | 14 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $30,688 | -$5,058 | falls short | $27,000 | no earnings gain | 14 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $38,562 | +$2,816 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 9.6 yrs | 13 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $62,004 | +$26,258 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $33,743 | -$2,003 | falls short | $26,474 | no earnings gain | 10 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $33,581 | -$2,165 | falls short | $26,208 | no earnings gain | 10 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,086 | +$15,340 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.6 yrs | 8 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | $24,0941-year earnings | -$11,652 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $50,659 | +$14,913 | clears the bar | $26,706 | 1.8 yrs | not published |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Archeology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $22,191 | not assessed | 4 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 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 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Natural Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Human Resources | Bachelor'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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