Bachelor's-8% vs national median160 grads tracked
Social Sciences, Other at SUNY College at Purchase
Ranked 14th of 22 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences, Other by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,666
middle 50%: $24,217 – $45,751
Median · 5 years out
$52,636
middle 50%: $39,539 – $74,015
Median · 10 years out
$70,135
middle 50%: $41,964 – $110,405
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences, Other (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Social Sciences bachelor's degree holders start with a $33,666 median salary. Salaries rise to $52,636 at five years and $70,135 after ten years.
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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,730 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$60,472 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$58,787 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$57,957 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$57,279 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$57,090 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$53,735 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$50,338 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oregon University
$50,289 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$47,848 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$43,948 · 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
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
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