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title: SUNY College at Geneseo — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Geneseo, 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 College at Geneseo

Geneseo, 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 | $67,316 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $48,703 – $94,584 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $14,836 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 71% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $27,709 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 83% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.22× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $39,316 | derived |

**71% 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 $14,836 (≈ 22% 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 $22,760 to $53,027 across 19 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,027 | $18,187 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,924 | $19,924 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,912 | $21,554 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $46,020 | $12,408 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,823 | $19,000 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,561 | not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,563 | $19,500 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,308 | $22,287 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,289 | $19,500 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,843 | $18,500 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,450 | $22,375 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,347 | $17,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,741 | $19,875 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,549 | $21,500 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,257 | $19,500 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,731 | $20,994 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,978 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,846 | $21,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,760 | $20,500 |

## 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 College at Geneseo by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?196167

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