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SUNY College at Geneseo Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at SUNY College at Geneseo?

Graduates of Economics earn a median of $84,529 four years after completion, from 30 degrees awarded. Azimuth ranks the program #100 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field and #11 in New York.

Business Administration and Management awards 124 degrees a year, with median earnings of $78,286 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks it #84 nationally and #4 in New York.

Special Education and Teaching awards 73 degrees a year, with median earnings of $54,908 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks it #18 nationally in its field and #6 in New York.

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.

  • Education214 · 19.2%
  • Business172 · 15.5%
  • Psychology167 · 15.0%
  • Social sciences163 · 14.6%
  • Biological sciences140 · 12.6%
  • Other257 · 23.1%

25 of 25 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Economics 30 degrees awarded
$84,529
Accounting and Related Services 48 degrees awarded
$84,177
Business Administration, Management and Operations 124 degrees awarded
$78,286
Physics 18 degrees awarded
$77,575
Chemistry 8 degrees awarded
$75,893
Mathematics 23 degrees awarded
$70,117

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
Economics30$84,529#100
Accounting and Related Services48$84,177#96
Business Administration, Management and Operations124$78,286#84
Physics small degree count18$77,575—
Chemistry small degree count8$75,893—
Mathematics23$70,117#124
Biology, General117$66,852#61
Political Science and Government50$66,670#100
International Relations and National Security Studies21$66,435#40
Sociology20$65,234#35
Communication and Media Studies101$63,577#52
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas69$62,420#16
Geography and Cartography small degree count8$59,528—
Psychology, General167$57,972#60
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count17$55,018—
Special Education and Teaching73$54,908#18
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods72$54,725#56
History28$49,551#181
English Language and Literature, General43$47,460#166
Anthropology34$42,216—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Applied Mathematics small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Philosophy small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count5Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at SUNY College at Geneseo?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Psychology, General
167
Business Administration, Management and Operations
124
Biology, General
117
Communication and Media Studies
101
Special Education and Teaching
73
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
72
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
69
Political Science and Government
50
Accounting and Related Services
48
English Language and Literature, General
43

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

How do SUNY College at Geneseo majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas#16
  2. Special Education and Teaching#18
  3. Sociology#35
  4. International Relations and National Security Studies#40
  5. Communication and Media Studies Included by program size#52
  6. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size#56
  7. Psychology, General Included by program size#60
  8. Biology, General Included by program size#61
  9. Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#84
  10. Political Science and Government Included by program size#100

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

Outcomes at SUNY College at Geneseo vary sharply by field of study. Azimuth ranks programs using four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt and cohort size, not reputation.

Earnings data cover 20 programs at the university, and 15 of those have a national rank. The three largest program families are Education at 19.2% of degrees awarded, Business at 15.4%, and Psychology at 15.0%.

These award counts reflect degrees conferred in one academic year, and program earnings figures describe federally aided completers. Subject-Area Teacher Education ranks #16 nationally, with graduates earning $62,420 four years after completion.

Accounting ranks #96 and earns $84,177 four years after completion. Special Education and Teaching, with 73 degrees awarded, ranks #18 and earns $54,908.

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.