WhatGradsMake
Master's+30% vs national median65 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Programs at SUNY College of Optometry

Ranked 10th of 268 master's programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$84,610
middle 50%: $54,757 – $114,494
Median · 5 years out
$130,533
middle 50%: $93,187 – $164,724
Median · 10 years out
$104,398
middle 50%: $88,826 – $153,130

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (master's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of SUNY College of Optometry's master's program in Health Professions and Related Programs earn a median $84,610 one year after graduating, rising to $104,398 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 30% above the national median of $100,614 for this field, ranking 10th of 268 reporting programs.

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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
3.4 yrs
≈ $3,751 total interest

Same major at other universities

Augsburg University
$132,931 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$132,649 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University - Saint Paul
$132,161 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$131,669 · 5 yrs out
Western Connecticut State University
$131,049 · 5 yrs out
Butler University
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$129,780 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$129,329 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Victoria
$128,140 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$127,801 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$126,923 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M International University
$126,865 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY College of Optometry

Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$124,636 · 5 yrs out
Optometry (Doctorate)
$124,636 · 5 yrs out

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