Bachelor's-11% vs national median208 grads tracked
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Ranked 193rd of 266 bachelor's programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,295
middle 50%: $25,189 – $46,142
Median · 5 years out
$48,690
middle 50%: $35,406 – $65,194
Median · 10 years out
$60,590
middle 50%: $44,737 – $93,789
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Liberal Arts graduates earn a median of $33k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings reach $61k.
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
8.7 yrs
≈ $10,380 total interest
Same major at other universities
Mary Baldwin University
$49,000 · 5 yrs out
Northern State University
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Tyler
$48,878 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$48,809 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - DuBois
$48,791 · 5 yrs out
Texas A & M University - Texarkana
$48,709 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - South Bend
$48,620 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$48,595 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University - Parkersburg
$48,534 · 5 yrs out
Hampton University
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Western Oregon University
$48,325 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Intermont College
$48,276 · 5 yrs out
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$78,033 · 5 yrs out
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$76,644 · 5 yrs out
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$76,393 · 5 yrs out
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$74,643 · 5 yrs out
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$74,301 · 5 yrs out
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