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
Economics graduates from SUNY College at Purchase see a first-year median salary of $42k. Earnings climb to $92k by the 10-year mark.
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
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$68,957 · 5 yrs out
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$68,802 · 5 yrs out
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$68,758 · 5 yrs out
Wofford College
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$68,695 · 5 yrs out
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$68,626 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
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$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
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$96,310 · 5 yrs out
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$96,310 · 5 yrs out
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$79,787 · 5 yrs out
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