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Bachelor's-17% vs national median667 grads tracked

Information Science/Studies at SUNY Buffalo State University

Ranked 77th of 103 bachelor's programs in Information Science/Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$48,110
middle 50%: $34,527 – $62,098
Median · 5 years out
$70,651
middle 50%: $54,788 – $90,970
Median · 10 years out
$89,939
middle 50%: $69,786 – $118,340

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Information Science/Studies (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 Information Science/Studies earn a median $48,110 one year after graduating, rising to $89,939 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% below the national median of $85,169 for this field, ranking 77th of 103 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
6 yrs
≈ $6,837 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$72,156 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$71,994 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Lehigh Valley
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Western Oregon University
$71,338 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - New Kensington
$70,801 · 5 yrs out
Valdosta State University
$69,727 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$69,030 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$68,731 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
$68,249 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Hazleton
$64,718 · 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
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$64,503 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out

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