Bachelor's-4% vs national median913 grads tracked
Social Sciences at SUNY College at Purchase
Ranked 148th of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,518
middle 50%: $25,764 – $49,171
Median · 5 years out
$57,448
middle 50%: $40,173 – $77,354
Median · 10 years out
$72,477
middle 50%: $49,420 – $100,716
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
SUNY College at Purchase social science alumni start with $38k median pay. Earnings rise to $57k by year five and $72k by year ten.
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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,769 total interest
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$57,867 · 5 yrs out
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Eastern Connecticut State University
$57,544 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$57,491 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$57,322 · 5 yrs out
Concordia College - Moorhead
$57,319 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$57,305 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$57,256 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$57,173 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$56,774 · 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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