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Master's-13% vs national median3,156 grads tracked

Education at SUNY Buffalo State University

Ranked 291st of 335 master's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$50,837
middle 50%: $37,744 – $61,579
Median · 5 years out
$60,562
middle 50%: $49,375 – $72,644
Median · 10 years out
$72,108
middle 50%: $58,927 – $87,342

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Education (master's) graduates.

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

Graduates of SUNY Buffalo State University's master's program in Education earn a median $50,837 one year after graduating, rising to $72,108 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% below the national median of $69,841 for this field, ranking 291st of 335 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,154 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Missouri - Columbia
$60,885 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$60,847 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$60,723 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$60,690 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$60,675 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$60,628 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$60,523 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$60,515 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$60,387 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$60,377 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$60,204 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$60,189 · 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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