Bachelor's-20% vs national median374 grads tracked
Economics at SUNY Buffalo State University
Ranked 192nd of 225 bachelor's programs in Economics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,093
middle 50%: $29,676 – $54,325
Median · 5 years out
$63,170
middle 50%: $46,856 – $80,415
Median · 10 years out
$78,170
middle 50%: $58,858 – $99,674
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Economics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Economics graduates from SUNY Buffalo State University earn a median of $41,093 in their first year. Median pay reaches $63,170 at five years and $78,170 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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,919 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$64,138 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$63,723 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$63,510 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$63,384 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$63,170 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$62,962 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - South Bend
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Western Colorado University
$61,737 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$61,518 · 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
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$77,901 · 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
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$64,503 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$60,562 · 5 yrs out
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (Bachelor's)
$60,144 · 5 yrs out