Bachelor's-20% vs national median807 grads tracked
Social Sciences at State University of New York College at Potsdam
Ranked 321st of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,149
middle 50%: $22,252 – $41,498
Median · 5 years out
$47,924
middle 50%: $34,918 – $63,373
Median · 10 years out
$58,858
middle 50%: $44,398 – $78,775
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Social Sciences graduates from SUNY College at Potsdam earn a median of $30k in year one. Long-term earnings reach $59k by the ten-year mark.
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 yrs
≈ $10,992 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$48,439 · 5 yrs out
Adams State University
$48,309 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$48,004 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$48,004 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - South Bend
$47,995 · 5 yrs out
University of Indianapolis
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University - Saint Paul
$47,705 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$47,638 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Union University
$47,430 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
Rogers State University
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University - Institute of Technology
$47,270 · 5 yrs out
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