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State University of New York at Plattsburgh

⌖ Plattsburgh, NY · 36 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$146,844 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

24.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−59%Modeled 10-year ROI
$55,178Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$146,844at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$248,6240
2
4
6
8
−$146,84410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 24.4 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$9,035
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$18,945
Sticker price
Average net price$17,156
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$28,244
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$17,156Average net price / year
$28,244Cost of attendance
$21,196Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$225/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$55,178Median earnings · year 5 after completion
58.5%Completion rate
78.4%Admission rate
3,769Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$9,400
$30–48k$12,121
$48–75k$17,076
$75–110k$17,655
$110k+$24,611
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$55,178
Year 6$48,089
Year 10$56,403
Full-time retention
73.2%
Part-time retention
38.5%
Completion within 200% of normal time
65.5%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

73thEarnings percentile
50thCompletion percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$56,090Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$24,693Median federal debt across categories that report debt
42%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,823Year 1
$58,319Year 4
$55,178Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Educational Administration and Supervision · Graduate/Professional Certificate$99,0442Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$92,0953Management Information Systems and Services · Bachelor's Degree$85,6774Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$74,5505Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$73,3836Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$70,4997Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$70,1098Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$69,684

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate/Professional Certificate$99,044Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$92,095$25,481
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree$85,677$24,799
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$74,550$27,000
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$73,383$23,375
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$70,499$22,731
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$70,109$26,609
MarketingBachelor's Degree$69,684$22,200
Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's Degree$69,321Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$67,359$21,140
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$64,111Not available
EconomicsBachelor's Degree$63,155$24,693
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's Degree$60,418$22,556
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$59,925$23,990
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$58,888$24,975
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$58,331$25,940
SociologyBachelor's Degree$56,704$25,940
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$56,554Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$56,090Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$55,996Not available
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$54,281$21,024
HistoryBachelor's Degree$54,187$23,439
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree$54,099$19,500
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$53,653$25,500
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree$53,178$21,500
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$52,593$25,420
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$52,108$26,500
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$51,715$25,150
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$50,673$23,000
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's Degree$50,030$27,500
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$49,754$24,106
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$45,121$25,822
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's Degree$44,153Not available
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree$40,814Not available
JournalismBachelor's Degree$40,034$23,125
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$38,407$25,072

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.