Top Ranked Programs
Suny Brockport is a specialized health sciences institution with a program portfolio concentrated in medicine, nursing, and allied health fields. Nursing is the largest program with 250 graduates annually, followed by Kinesiology with 146 graduates and Psychology, General with 122 graduates. Across 24 ranked programs serving roughly 1,716 students annually, the institution's strength lies in direct-to-workforce health professions where four-year earnings reflect immediate labor-market outcomes in high-demand clinical and allied-health roles. Nursing leads the institution's earnings profile, with graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $88,583 and a cohort of 250 students. Biology, General follows with median earnings of $63,596 and 61 graduates. These outcomes reflect the institution's positioning as a health professions university in a major metropolitan market where clinical and nursing roles command strong early-career compensation and stable employment pathways [per the program-ranking methodology](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/). The program mix is anchored in high-mobility health professions where graduates enter the workforce directly into regulated, in-demand roles. Unlike grad-school-dependent pathways common at research universities, Suny Brockport's dominant programs in nursing, medicine, and allied health are designed for immediate professional practice. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) shows sustained demand for health professions across the United States, and the institution's concentration in these fields positions graduates to benefit from both strong early earnings and durable labor-market security.