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Bachelor's-13% vs national median203 grads tracked

Economics at SUNY College at Purchase

Ranked 150th of 225 bachelor's programs in Economics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,398
middle 50%: $30,856 – $55,535
Median · 5 years out
$68,560
middle 50%: $45,120 – $94,671
Median · 10 years out
$91,603
middle 50%: $65,590 – $126,653

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 Purchase's bachelor's program in Economics earn a median $42,398 one year after graduating, rising to $91,603 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% below the national median of $79,200 for this field, ranking 150th 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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,436 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$68,957 · 5 yrs out
Winona State University
$68,802 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University
$68,758 · 5 yrs out
Wofford College
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$68,695 · 5 yrs out
Tarleton State University
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$68,487 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$68,291 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Missouri State University
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$67,936 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$67,702 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY College at Purchase

Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$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
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
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out

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