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SUNY Brockport Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at SUNY Brockport?

At SUNY Brockport, program choice makes a visible difference in earnings four years after completion. Nursing reports median earnings of $88,583 and 250 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks it #123 nationally within its field among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Subject-Area Teacher Education has median earnings of $53,378, 105 degrees awarded, and an Azimuth national field rank of #47. More moderate earnings appear in Criminal Justice, at $54,634 with 106 degrees awarded and an Azimuth rank of #106 nationally within its field.

Kinesiology and Physical Education records $49,241, 146 degrees awarded, and an Azimuth national field rank of #159. The contrast between these fields shows that the earnings picture varies substantially by program.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Health professions372 · 21.7%
  • Business207 · 12.1%
  • Parks and recreation166 · 9.7%
  • Education124 · 7.2%
  • Psychology122 · 7.1%
  • Other725 · 42.2%

38 of 38 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 250 degrees awarded
$88,583
Finance and Financial Management Services 41 degrees awarded
$70,248
Accounting and Related Services 38 degrees awarded
$68,712
Biology, General 61 degrees awarded
$63,596
Communication and Media Studies 55 degrees awarded
$62,532
Mathematics 19 degrees awarded
$61,686

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing250$88,583#123
Finance and Financial Management Services41$70,248#162
Accounting and Related Services38$68,712#229
Biology, General61$63,596#127
Communication and Media Studies55$62,532#76
Mathematics small degree count19$61,686—
Business Administration, Management and Operations97$59,839#257
Marketing31$57,901#184
Political Science and Government35$57,866#216
Social Work57$55,602#64
Criminal Justice and Corrections106$54,634#106
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count13$53,717—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas105$53,378#47
Journalism33$50,073#85
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness146$49,241#159
Natural Resources Conservation and Research29$48,574#125
Psychology, General122$48,050#236
Sociology35$47,738#187
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies21$45,729#58
History37$44,658#237
Fine and Studio Arts61$44,092#81
English Language and Literature, General67$43,956#206
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management20$41,547#26
Dance small degree count17$40,516—
Computer Science42Too few graduates to report—
Information Science/Studies small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Special Education and Teaching small degree count19Too few graduates to report—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Chemistry small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Physics small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
International Relations and National Security Studies small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Health and Medical Administrative Services44Too few graduates to report—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General40Too few graduates to report—
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions small degree count10Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at SUNY Brockport?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
250
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
146
Psychology, General
122
Criminal Justice and Corrections
106
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
105
Business Administration, Management and Operations
97
English Language and Literature, General
67
Biology, General
61
Fine and Studio Arts
61
Social Work
57

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do SUNY Brockport majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management#26
  2. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas#47
  3. Fine and Studio Arts Included by program size#81
  4. Criminal Justice and Corrections Included by program size#106
  5. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#123
  6. Biology, General Included by program size#127
  7. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Included by program size#159
  8. English Language and Literature, General Included by program size#206
  9. Psychology, General Included by program size#236
  10. Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#257

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Azimuth's program rankings weigh four-year earnings among completers, debt load and cohort size instead of reputation, because outcomes at SUNY Brockport differ by field. 24 programs carry published earnings data, and 21 of them hold a national rank.

Health Professions leads the degree mix at 21.7% of degrees awarded, followed by Business at 12.1% and Parks, Recreation & Fitness at 9.7%. By degrees awarded, Nursing is the largest program, with 250 degrees and four-year earnings of $88,583.

Azimuth ranks it #123 within its field. The best national rank belongs to Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, at #26 within its field, with 20 degrees awarded and earnings of $41,547.

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.