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Bachelor's+11% vs national median355 grads tracked

Economics at SUNY College at Geneseo

Ranked 28th of 225 bachelor's programs in Economics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$51,429
middle 50%: $35,636 – $66,866
Median · 5 years out
$88,180
middle 50%: $61,926 – $121,393
Median · 10 years out
$127,888
middle 50%: $81,671 – $179,858

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Economics (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of SUNY College at Geneseo's bachelor's program in Economics earn a median $51,429 one year after graduating, rising to $127,888 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% above the national median of $79,200 for this field, ranking 28th of 225 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
5.1 yrs
≈ $5,940 total interest

Same major at other universities

Butler University
$90,454 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$90,168 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$89,916 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$89,845 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Franklin College of Indiana
$88,826 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater College
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Hollins University
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$87,648 · 5 yrs out
Missouri University of Science and Technology
$87,005 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$87,005 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$86,862 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY College at Geneseo

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$88,907 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$88,907 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$86,051 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$78,272 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$75,548 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$75,010 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$74,631 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$73,019 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$72,189 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$69,209 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$68,022 · 5 yrs out

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