Bachelor's+2% vs national median156 grads tracked
Anthropology at State University of New York at Oneonta
Ranked 49th of 143 bachelor's programs in Anthropology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$25,699
middle 50%: $19,975 – $31,537
Median · 5 years out
$48,682
middle 50%: $34,382 – $65,511
Median · 10 years out
$58,768
middle 50%: $40,146 – $82,749
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Anthropology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Anthropology graduates at SUNY Oneonta earn $26k in their first year. Median earnings rise to $59k after ten years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
9.3 yrs
≈ $11,583 total interest
Same major at other universities
State University of New York at Buffalo
$49,594 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$49,558 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$49,217 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$49,080 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$48,809 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$48,698 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$48,619 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$48,368 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$48,222 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$48,066 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$48,054 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at State University of New York at Oneonta
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$87,615 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$82,185 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$74,833 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$72,558 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$68,203 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$68,059 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$66,303 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out