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SUNY College at Potsdam Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at SUNY College at Potsdam?

At SUNY College at Potsdam, Education accounts for 25.0% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with several of its largest fields among the higher-earning programs. Subject-Area Teacher Education had median earnings of $57,949 four years after completion and 106 degrees awarded in one academic year.

Business Administration and Management recorded $57,066 and 61 degrees awarded. Teacher Education posted $53,834 with 58 degrees awarded.

At a more moderate level, Music showed $36,677 and 46 degrees awarded. The contrast between the education and business fields and music shows that four-year earnings vary materially by field.

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.

  • Education164 · 25.0%
  • Visual and performing arts109 · 16.6%
  • Business61 · 9.3%
  • Psychology57 · 8.7%
  • Social sciences36 · 5.5%
  • Other229 · 34.9%

25 of 25 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 106 degrees awarded
$57,949
Business Administration, Management and Operations 61 degrees awarded
$57,066
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods 58 degrees awarded
$53,834
Criminal Justice and Corrections 32 degrees awarded
$53,597
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 19 degrees awarded
$52,583
Sociology 25 degrees awarded
$51,086

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

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas106$57,949—
Business Administration, Management and Operations61$57,066—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods58$53,834—
Criminal Justice and Corrections32$53,597—
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management small degree count19$52,583—
Sociology25$51,086—
Biology, General26$49,725—
English Language and Literature, General small degree count10$48,920—
Psychology, General57$48,601—
History35$45,234—
Communication and Media Studies29$43,686—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies22$38,562—
Music46$36,677—
Visual and Performing Arts, General small degree count12$33,743—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count8$33,581—
Fine and Studio Arts small degree count18$30,688—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Computer Science small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Mathematics small degree count17Too few graduates to report—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness20Too few graduates to report—
Archeology small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Political Science and Government small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Dance small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Public Health small degree count13Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at SUNY College at Potsdam?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
106
Business Administration, Management and Operations
61
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
58
Psychology, General
57
Music
46
History
35
Criminal Justice and Corrections
32
Communication and Media Studies
29
Biology, General
26
Sociology
25

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

How do SUNY College at Potsdam majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

A degree from SUNY College at Potsdam is not one outcome but many, and the difference between fields is large. The university has 16 programs with published earnings data.

The degree mix is concentrated in education and the arts. Education accounts for 25.0% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Visual & Performing Arts at 16.6% and Business at 9.3%.

Subject-Area Teacher Education is the largest single program, at 106 degrees awarded a year, with median earnings of $57,949 four years after completion. Business Administration and Management awards 61 degrees and reports median earnings of $57,066.

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.

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