Bachelor's-11% vs national median285 grads tracked
Fine and Studio Arts at SUNY Buffalo State University
Ranked 215th of 309 bachelor's programs in Fine and Studio Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,658
middle 50%: $22,327 – $37,632
Median · 5 years out
$42,087
middle 50%: $30,472 – $55,582
Median · 10 years out
$53,735
middle 50%: $38,377 – $69,644
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Fine and Studio Arts (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Fine and Studio Arts graduates at SUNY Buffalo State University earn a median first-year salary of $29k. Median pay reaches $54k 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
10.1 yrs
≈ $12,355 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ohio University
$42,343 · 5 yrs out
Western Carolina University
$42,341 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Louisiana University
$42,268 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$42,242 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$42,127 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$42,104 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$42,051 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$42,033 · 5 yrs out
Newberry College
$42,033 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$42,019 · 5 yrs out
Central State University
$41,995 · 5 yrs out
Western Oregon University
$41,985 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at SUNY Buffalo State University
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$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