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# SUNY Oneonta Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at SUNY Oneonta?

The earnings spread across SUNY Oneonta's largest programs is wide, and the highest-paid fields are not the ones awarding the most degrees. Accounting graduates earn a median of $90,128 four years after completion, but the program awards only 12 degrees a year.

Psychology, the largest program at 181 degrees awarded, posts a median of $51,355 and an Azimuth national rank of #153 within its field. Business/Managerial Economics and Biology sit at the higher-earning end among the larger programs, with medians of $70,986 and $71,874 and Azimuth national ranks of #20 and #36, respectively.

Teacher Education, awarding 179 degrees, lands in the middle at $58,496 and holds a strong Azimuth national rank of #18 in its field. A student's field choice here carries a larger earnings consequence than the institution-level median alone would suggest.

### 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.

-   Education**269 · 18.2%**
-   Psychology**181 · 12.2%**
-   Visual and performing arts**169 · 11.4%**
-   Business**145 · 9.8%**
-   Communication**138 · 9.3%**
-   Other**578 · 39.1%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

35 of 35 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Accounting and Related Services 12 degrees awarded**
$90,128

**Physics 8 degrees awarded**
$80,041

**Mathematics 23 degrees awarded**
$72,651

**Biology, General 106 degrees awarded**
$71,874

**Business/Managerial Economics 133 degrees awarded**
$70,986

**Political Science and Government 19 degrees awarded**
$66,572

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

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Accounting and Related Services small degree count | 12 | $90,128 | — |
| Physics small degree count | 8 | $80,041 | — |
| Mathematics | 23 | $72,651 | #104 |
| Biology, General | 106 | $71,874 | #36 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 133 | $70,986 | #20 |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 19 | $66,572 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 90 | $66,128 | #9 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 15 | $64,410 | — |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 22 | $64,048 | #1 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 57 | $58,964 | #56 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 179 | $58,496 | #18 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 138 | $57,447 | #94 |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 17 | $57,154 | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 15 | $55,981 | — |
| History | 22 | $54,151 | #135 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 57 | $53,836 | #24 |
| Sociology | 30 | $53,396 | #129 |
| Psychology, General | 181 | $51,355 | #153 |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 16 | $48,926 | — |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | 49 | $47,324 | #7 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 30 | $47,321 | #9 |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 9 | $33,299 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 29 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Science | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 67 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 66 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |

[Program data and definitions](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at SUNY Oneonta?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Psychology, General**
181

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**
179

**Communication and Media Studies**
138

**Business/Managerial Economics**
133

**Biology, General**
106

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas**
90

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
67

**Design and Applied Arts**
66

**Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services**
57

**Criminal Justice and Corrections**
57

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do SUNY Oneonta majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services**#1**
2.  Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management**#7**
3.  Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas**#9**
4.  Visual and Performing Arts, General**#9**
5.  Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**#18**
6.  Business/Managerial Economics**#20**
7.  Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services**#24**
8.  Biology, General**#36**
9.  Communication and Media Studies Included by program size**#94**
10.  Psychology, General Included by program size**#153**

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](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

Outcomes at SUNY Oneonta depend heavily on what a student studies, and [Azimuth's program ranking](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)s evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The university has 22 programs with published earnings data, 14 of which carry an Azimuth national rank.

The degree mix is anchored in Education, which accounts for 18.2% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Psychology at 12.2% and Visual & Performing Arts at 11.4%. The largest single program is Psychology, at 181 degrees a year, with a median of $51,355 four years after completion.

Business/Managerial Economics is smaller but pays more: $70,986 and a national rank of #20 in its field. Subject-Area Teacher Education stands out for its combination of rank and return, at #9 nationally and $66,128 in earnings, or 1.29x the national median for the field.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).