Bachelor's-3% vs national median523 grads tracked
Biology, General at State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
Ranked 199th of 398 bachelor's programs in Biology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,007
middle 50%: $23,535 – $43,801
Median · 5 years out
$59,307
middle 50%: $42,119 – $84,525
Median · 10 years out
$83,377
middle 50%: $57,962 – $109,014
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Biology, General (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Biology majors at SUNY Oswego see first-year median salaries of $32k. Earnings grow to $59k by the fifth year and $83k by year ten.
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
7.4 yrs
≈ $9,177 total interest
Same major at other universities
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$59,726 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$59,673 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$59,659 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$59,531 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$59,520 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana Western (The)
$59,353 · 5 yrs out
University of Lynchburg
$59,291 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$59,265 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$59,253 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$59,172 · 5 yrs out
Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
$59,162 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Missouri State University
$59,127 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,359 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$92,698 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$92,467 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$86,191 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$82,929 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,004 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$74,353 · 5 yrs out
Insurance (Bachelor's)
$74,015 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$72,242 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$71,649 · 5 yrs out
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