Bachelor's-9% vs national median339 grads tracked
Journalism at SUNY College at Purchase
Ranked 60th of 127 bachelor's programs in Journalism by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,826
middle 50%: $24,784 – $44,447
Median · 5 years out
$53,726
middle 50%: $38,397 – $71,343
Median · 10 years out
$72,966
middle 50%: $50,881 – $102,796
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Journalism (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Journalism graduates from SUNY College at Purchase earn a median $34k in their first year. Ten-year median salaries reach $73k.
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
7.9 yrs
≈ $9,566 total interest
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$54,923 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Tyler
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$54,000 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$53,944 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$53,801 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$53,647 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$53,545 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$53,300 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$53,167 · 5 yrs out
Averett University
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$53,032 · 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
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
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Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$62,349 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$58,734 · 5 yrs out
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$57,619 · 5 yrs out
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