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 Suny Oneonta 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 — in the 34.2 percentile for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Those figures represent meaningful returns relative to NY's no-degree-equivalent earnings baseline of $32,204, the state median earnings of working adults age 25–34 with only a high school credential. The earnings pattern at Suny Oneonta is anchored in Education, which forms the core of the institution's degree output. Teacher Education stands out as the program combining the broadest cohort scale with the strongest aggregate earnings contribution. The Psychology, General program graduates 181 students with median earnings of $51,355 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #149 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology. Teacher Education and Communication and Media Studies round out the institution's largest programs, with graduates earning median four-year earnings of $58,496 and $57,447 respectively. Among the highest-earning fields, Business/Managerial Economics and Biology, General offer stronger early-career upside, with four-year median earnings of $70,986 and $71,874, reflecting the institution's capacity to channel students into well-compensated roles even outside its dominant program family.
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 Suny Oneonta 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 — in the 34.2 percentile for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Those figures represent meaningful returns relative to NY's no-degree-equivalent earnings baseline of $32,204, the state median earnings of working adults age 25–34 with only a high school credential. The earnings pattern at Suny Oneonta is anchored in Education, which forms the core of the institution's degree output. Teacher Education stands out as the program combining the broadest cohort scale with the strongest aggregate earnings contribution. The Psychology, General program graduates 181 students with median earnings of $51,355 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #149 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology. Teacher Education and Communication and Media Studies round out the institution's largest programs, with graduates earning median four-year earnings of $58,496 and $57,447 respectively. Among the highest-earning fields, Business/Managerial Economics and Biology, General offer stronger early-career upside, with four-year median earnings of $70,986 and $71,874, reflecting the institution's capacity to channel students into well-compensated roles even outside its dominant program family.
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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 Suny Oneonta 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 — in the 34.2 percentile for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Those figures represent meaningful returns relative to NY's no-degree-equivalent earnings baseline of $32,204, the state median earnings of working adults age 25–34 with only a high school credential. The earnings pattern at Suny Oneonta is anchored in Education, which forms the core of the institution's degree output. Teacher Education stands out as the program combining the broadest cohort scale with the strongest aggregate earnings contribution. The Psychology, General program graduates 181 students with median earnings of $51,355 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #149 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology. Teacher Education and Communication and Media Studies round out the institution's largest programs, with graduates earning median four-year earnings of $58,496 and $57,447 respectively. Among the highest-earning fields, Business/Managerial Economics and Biology, General offer stronger early-career upside, with four-year median earnings of $70,986 and $71,874, reflecting the institution's capacity to channel students into well-compensated roles even outside its dominant program family.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
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.
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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 Suny Oneonta 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 — in the 34.2 percentile for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Those figures represent meaningful returns relative to NY's no-degree-equivalent earnings baseline of $32,204, the state median earnings of working adults age 25–34 with only a high school credential. The earnings pattern at Suny Oneonta is anchored in Education, which forms the core of the institution's degree output. Teacher Education stands out as the program combining the broadest cohort scale with the strongest aggregate earnings contribution. The Psychology, General program graduates 181 students with median earnings of $51,355 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #149 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology. Teacher Education and Communication and Media Studies round out the institution's largest programs, with graduates earning median four-year earnings of $58,496 and $57,447 respectively. Among the highest-earning fields, Business/Managerial Economics and Biology, General offer stronger early-career upside, with four-year median earnings of $70,986 and $71,874, reflecting the institution's capacity to channel students into well-compensated roles even outside its dominant program family.
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