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

Oneonta, 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 | $60,386 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $43,193 – $82,950 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,103 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 69% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $28,821 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 75% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.25× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $32,386 | derived |

**69% 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 $15,000 (≈ 25% 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 $15,564 to $59,827 across 28 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,827 | $27,000 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $57,024 | $19,261 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Master's Degree | $51,203 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $49,694 | $14,819 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,185 | $20,500 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,456 | $18,750 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,168 | $17,725 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,547 | not reported |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,486 | $21,825 |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | Master's Degree | $36,392 | $35,599 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,167 | not reported |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,410 | not reported |
| Apparel and Textiles. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,887 | $21,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,066 | $16,750 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,254 | $19,125 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,755 | $20,500 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,543 | $21,300 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,019 | $19,891 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,981 | $20,250 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,793 | $18,532 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,773 | $18,750 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,749 | $18,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,099 | $19,813 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,930 | $20,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,904 | $21,616 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,763 | $20,253 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,948 | not reported |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $15,564 | $19,000 |

## 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 Oneonta by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?196185

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