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Bachelor's-13% vs national median276 grads tracked

Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services at SUNY Buffalo State University

Ranked 27th of 32 bachelor's programs in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,725
middle 50%: $24,661 – $40,865
Median · 5 years out
$45,638
middle 50%: $32,813 – $58,013
Median · 10 years out
$73,728
middle 50%: $45,075 – $115,056

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of SUNY Buffalo State University's bachelor's program in Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services earn a median $31,725 one year after graduating, rising to $73,728 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% below the national median of $52,636 for this field, ranking 27th of 32 reporting programs.

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
≈ $10,789 total interest

Same major at other universities

Minneapolis College of Art & Design
$49,979 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$49,438 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$48,984 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
$48,665 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$45,933 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$44,737 · 5 yrs out
Regent University
$43,347 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$42,092 · 5 yrs out
Fairmont State University
$41,154 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Western State University
$39,655 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY Buffalo State University

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$85,725 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$64,503 · 5 yrs out

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