Career outcomes brief

State University of New York at Plattsburgh Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated September 30, 2026

How much do State University of New York at Plattsburgh graduates earn?

The reported median is $58,319 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is $1,018 per year.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $58,319. That is at the 44th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, and $1,018 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Graduates earn about $7,021 less than expects for similar students. That places the gap at the 28th percentile.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $3,554. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $10,575.

Azimuth places the university at the 32nd percentile for return among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Program choice accounts for a wide spread in modeled earnings at State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Across 32 programs with published earnings data, earnings scenarios range from $47,722 to $79,515, with $58,319 as the central scenario, all four years after completion.

At the upper end, Nursing has median earnings of $92,095; Management Information Systems and Services reaches $85,677; and Finance reaches $74,550.

The program mix indicates an estimated 28.7% of graduates continue to graduate study. Because four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, the estimate, derived from program mix rather than observed enrollment, helps frame what that earnings snapshot includes.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $58,319
Rank for difference from expectations: 28th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

State University of New York at Plattsburgh reported median: $58,319
Peer schools comparable schools · $1,018 below State University of New York at Plattsburgh: $57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $7,021 above State University of New York at Plattsburgh: $65,340

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $47,722
Median · reported: $58,319
Higher estimate: $79,515

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do State University of New York at Plattsburgh graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

State University of New York at Plattsburgh graduates’ reported earnings are $7,021 below that expectation, the 28th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending State University of New York at Plattsburgh caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at State University of New York at Plattsburgh report the highest earnings?

At State University of New York at Plattsburgh, program choice matters: four-year earnings span markedly across the fields shown here. Nursing posts $92,095 four years after completion and 104 degrees awarded, setting the higher end of this group.

For moderate-earning fields, Azimuth ranks Social Work #31 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions; it shows $59,925 and 38 degrees awarded. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication ranks #46 with $45,121 and 58 degrees awarded, while Criminal Justice ranks #70 with $58,331 and 63 degrees awarded.

The contrast with the higher-earning field makes the variation by program plain.

Business accounts for 26.5% of bachelor's degrees awarded, giving the program mix a substantial business presence. Azimuth has ranked 13 of the university's bachelor's fields nationally.

Azimuth ranks Social Work #31 nationally within its field; it awarded 38 degrees and its completers earned $59,925 four years after completion. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication ranks #46 nationally within its field, with 58 degrees awarded and $45,121 in median earnings.

Criminal Justice ranks #70 nationally within its field, awarded 63 degrees, and shows $58,331 in median earnings four years after completion.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing: $92,095
Management Information Systems and Services: $85,677
Finance and Financial Management Services: $74,550
Computer and Information Sciences, General: $73,383
Business Administration, Management and Operations: $70,499
Accounting and Related Services: $70,109
Marketing: $69,684
Security Science and Technology: $69,321

Explore State University of New York at Plattsburgh program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix show a broad range by field: $47,722 in the downside scenario, $58,319 in the typical scenario, and $79,515 in the upside scenario. Among the largest programs, Nursing has median earnings of $92,095 four years after completion, while Psychology has $50,673, illustrating why the modeled range is wide.

Graduate pay at State University of New York at Plattsburgh sits below the model’s expectation despite a median near the middle of nonprofit four-year institutions. Among 1,417 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, median earnings were $58,319 four years after completion.

Azimuth places that earnings median in the 44th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. For earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, graduates earn about $7,021 less than the model expects for similar students.

Earnings scenarios based on the program mix range from $47,722 in the downside scenario to $79,515 in the upside scenario. An estimated 28.7% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

The below-expected model result sits alongside a broad scenario range across program mixes.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.