Bachelor's-10% vs national median262 grads tracked
Dance at SUNY College at Purchase
Ranked 51st of 64 bachelor's programs in Dance by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,476
middle 50%: $20,339 – $38,716
Median · 5 years out
$38,925
middle 50%: $28,203 – $53,545
Median · 10 years out
$43,722
middle 50%: $30,070 – $61,856
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Dance (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of SUNY College at Purchase's bachelor's program in Dance earn a median $27,476 one year after graduating, rising to $43,722 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% below the national median of $43,047 for this field, ranking 51st of 64 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
11.5 yrs
≈ $13,842 total interest
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University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Butler University
$40,067 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$40,037 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$39,975 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
Columbia College
$38,771 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$38,416 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
$37,897 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$37,439 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$37,198 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$35,591 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at SUNY College at Purchase
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$96,310 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$96,310 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$68,560 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$66,986 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,270 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$62,968 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$62,349 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$58,734 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Bachelor's)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
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