Bachelor's+4% vs national median1,851 grads tracked
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at SUNY College at Purchase
Ranked 81st of 266 bachelor's programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,182
middle 50%: $28,165 – $60,399
Median · 5 years out
$57,019
middle 50%: $38,939 – $80,991
Median · 10 years out
$71,272
middle 50%: $47,883 – $103,057
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Liberal Arts bachelor's graduates earn a median of $42k in year one. Salaries reach $71k after a decade.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,286 total interest
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Southern Connecticut State University
$57,656 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$57,642 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Shawnee State University
$57,496 · 5 yrs out
University of Indianapolis
$57,372 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Illinois University
$57,270 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$57,175 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$56,802 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$56,592 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$56,473 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$56,373 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$56,007 · 5 yrs out
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