Master's · Oneonta, New York
Is Museology/Museum Studies at SUNY Oneonta worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $47,116
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $54,242
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $27,750
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $29k (likely $29k – $29k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$14k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in NY
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$335k (likely −$421k – −$244k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$435k (likely −$625k – −$244k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
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- Biology, General (Bachelor's)$71,874
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- Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)$66,572
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- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$62,442
Museology/Museum Studies at other schools in New York
- CUNY Graduate School and University Center$58,038
- New York University$46,420
- Syracuse University$42,914