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title: SUNY at Purchase College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Purchase, NY
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase, NY · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $45,092 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $18,464 – $68,776 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,194 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 63% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $29,043 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 62% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.34× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $17,092 | derived |

**63% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $15,194 (≈ 34% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $13,426 to $35,399 across 19 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,399 | $22,798 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,859 | $19,500 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,093 | $17,750 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,684 | $21,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,852 | $18,750 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,288 | $25,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,933 | $20,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,844 | $21,125 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $23,651 | $37,812 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,460 | $15,250 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,080 | $23,000 |
| Social Sciences, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,947 | not reported |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,585 | $25,695 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,014 | $20,500 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,344 | $22,846 |
| Literature. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,339 | $24,400 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,382 | $18,125 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,344 | $20,379 |
| Dance. | Bachelor's Degree | $13,426 | $26,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore SUNY at Purchase College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?196219

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