Graduate earnings are in line with similar institutions.
What graduates earn 10 years after enrollment.
Annual salary at 10 years
Lower quartile earnings
Upper quartile earnings
How graduate earnings grow in the decade after enrollment.
Buffalo State graduates experience steady earnings growth throughout their careers. Median earnings begin at $40,877 six years after enrollment, increase to $46,928 at eight years, and reach $52,334 at ten years post-enrollment.
How outcomes compare to similar institutions.
Graduate earnings align with peer institutions — outcomes are in line with similar schools.
Financial justification for the investment.
Healthy debt burden. Most graduates can manage $21,028 in debt with typical earnings.
Buffalo State graduates carry a median debt load of $21,028, which compares favorably to the peer median of $21,105. Student debt ranges from $5,500 at the 25th percentile to $24,840 at the 75th percentile, showing moderate variation in borrowing patterns.
Buffalo State demonstrates below average return performance, ranking at the 28.4th percentile nationally on return index measures. Graduates earn $1,644 below expectations compared to similar students at peer institutions, placing Buffalo State around the national average at the 48.8th percentile for earnings uplift.
Approximately 21.0% of Buffalo State graduates continue to graduate or professional study, based on program mix analysis with high confidence. This m...
Program mix explains much of the earnings story.
Buffalo State's strongest return outcomes concentrate in technical and professional programs. Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology leads with earnings of $79,418 from 39 graduates, representing the university's highest-earning program.
Information Science/Studies produces graduates earning $58,684 from a larger cohort of 70 students, demonstrating both strong outcomes and program scale. Applied Economics graduates earn $56,086, while the university's flagship Business Administration program generates earnings of $50,668 from 176 graduates annually.
See which programs drive the strongest earnings and career trajectories
Earnings distribution at Buffalo State shows meaningful variation in career outcomes. The gap between 25th percentile earnings ($32,907) and 75th percentile earnings ($71,022) represents a 2.2:1 ratio, reflecting how program choice and career path influence long-term financial outcomes.
