Solid graduate outcomes with earnings above the peer average.
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.
Graduate earnings demonstrate steady growth from early to mid-career periods. Median earnings begin at $48,089 six years after enrollment, rising to $51,739 at eight years and reaching $56,403 at ten years.
How outcomes compare to similar institutions.
Graduate earnings exceed the peer average, indicating above-typical outcomes for this institution type.
Financial justification for the investment.
Healthy debt burden. Most graduates can manage $21,196 in debt with typical earnings.
Student borrowing at SUNY Plattsburgh remains within manageable ranges despite somewhat elevated costs. Median student debt of $21,196 closely matches the peer median of $21,105, indicating that debt levels align with similar institutions despite higher net prices.
SUNY Plattsburgh demonstrates modestly below average return on investment, ranking at the 38th percentile nationally. While graduates earn $56,403 ten years after enrollment, which ranks at the 61st percentile, earnings fall $2,006 below expectations for similar students, placing the institution around the national average at the 47th percentile for earnings beyond expectations.
Approximately 25.5% of graduates continue to graduate or professional study, with high confidence in this estimate based on program mix analysis. Thi...
Program mix explains much of the earnings story.
Program-specific outcomes drive overall institutional performance, with health professions leading earnings at $79,280 for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing graduates. Banking and Financial Support Services produces strong outcomes at $72,486, while Adult and Continuing Education delivers $57,485 with exceptional national rankings.
Environmental Science graduates earn $53,049, and Business Administration produces $55,355 median earnings. These program strengths in specialized professional fields contribute significantly to institutional return performance, while liberal arts programs like English Literature and Art History produce more modest earnings in the $30,000-$45,000 range.
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Earnings outcomes show reasonable variation without extreme disparities. The 25th to 75th percentile range spans from $35,998 to $76,683, creating a 2.1:1 ratio that reflects manageable outcome variation.
