Suny Oneonta

Published cost of attendance is $28,821. After need-based aid, low-income families pay approximately $11,044, middle-income families pay around $19,189, higher-income families pay approximately $25,382.

Azimuth ranks Suny Oneonta #504 for post-graduation affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions, in the 64.7 percentile. Median federal student loan debt at graduation is $19,812; families using Parent PLUS borrow a median of $24,845.

For a graduate at the institution's median four-year earnings of $58,809, median federal debt projects to a monthly payment of about $224 under standard ten-year repayment. For personalized projections across earnings scenarios, use Azimuth's Financial GPS tool.

Graduates of Suny Oneonta earn median 4-year earnings of $58,809, placing Suny Oneonta in the 39.0 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $11,022 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 18.4 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Azimuth ranks Suny Oneonta #973 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major.

Psychology, General reports 181 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $51,355, ranked #153 nationally in its major. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods reports 179 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $58,496, ranked #18 nationally in its major.

Communication and Media Studies reports 138 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $57,447, ranked #92 nationally in its major. Business/Managerial Economics reports 133 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $70,986, ranked #20 nationally in its major.

Suny Oneonta's program mix is anchored in Education, a signature that reflects the institution's identity as a regional public university in upstate New York oriented toward teaching, human services, and applied social fields. Education accounts for 18% of graduates, followed by Arts at 11% and Business at 10%, together forming the core of the institution's degree output.

The highest aggregate-return program — Teacher Education — combines meaningful cohort scale with competitive four-year earnings, making it a key contributor to the institution's overall financial outcomes. The strongest-earning programs at Suny Oneonta cluster in applied and technical fields.

Azimuth ranks Biology, General #31 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning median earnings of $71,874 from a cohort of 106 graduates. Business/Managerial Economics follows, with Azimuth ranking the program #16 among nonprofit four-year institutions and graduates earning median earnings of $70,986.

Subject-Specific Teacher Education and Criminal Justice round out the higher-earning tier, each delivering four-year earnings that exceed the institution's overall median. The most popular programs by graduate volume — Psychology, General (181 graduates), Teacher Education (179 graduates), and Communication and Media Studies (138 graduates) — reflect Suny Oneonta's orientation toward education, social sciences, and human services fields.

Many of these are grad-school-dependent or local-labor pathways — particularly in education and social work — where four-year earnings undercount longer-term trajectory for graduates who continue to licensure programs or advanced study.