Public · Buffalo, New York
SUNY Buffalo State University: cost, debt and earnings by major
39 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $10,886
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 34%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 73%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 5,097
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $19,854
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 8.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $6,914 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $8,222 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $12,978 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $15,205 |
| $110,000+ | $19,039 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (30)
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$98,018
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$82,242
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$73,327
- Information Science/Studies$64,628
- Chemistry$61,262
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$60,937
- Economics$58,497
- Political Science and Government$58,041
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$57,114
- Special Education and Teaching$57,096
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$56,034
- History$54,561
- Social Work$53,130
- Psychology, General$52,490
- Communication and Media Studies$51,379
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$51,209
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$49,853
- Sociology$49,595
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other$49,500
- Biology, General$48,735
- Hospitality Administration/Management$48,267
- Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$47,880
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$46,705
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$46,224
- Fine and Studio Arts$45,222
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$45,120
- Design and Applied Arts$40,887 (1 yr)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$39,863
- Apparel and Textiles$34,481 (1 yr)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$30,462 (1 yr)
Master's programs (9)
- Data Analytics$91,298 (1 yr)
- Educational Administration and Supervision$67,787
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,511
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$63,411
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$58,389
- Special Education and Teaching$57,652
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$54,034
- Curriculum and Instruction$51,175
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$46,986