State University of New York at Oswego
State University of New York at Oswego is a public college in Oswego, NY. Its average net price is $16,300 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $9,636 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $12,187 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $16,101 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $18,725 |
| $110,001 and up | $23,073 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $50,171 |
| 8 years after entry | $58,719 |
| 10 years after entry | $63,727 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $52,163 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $40,945 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $49,190 n=257 | $19,448 n=246 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | $54,462 National median for this major n=3,522 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Cognitive Science | $48,492 National median for this major n=2,112 | Not published |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | $22,313 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $67,972 Small program - rough guide n=50 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $80,182 National median for this major n=35,263 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $43,639 n=133 | $23,500 n=169 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $37,317 Small program - rough guide n=65 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | $84,056 National median for this major n=341 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $37,017 Small program - rough guide n=49 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $36,983 Small program - rough guide n=62 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $53,569 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $19,821 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | $36,977 National median for this major n=166 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Graphic Communications | $29,510 National median for this major n=3,935 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | $21,750 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| History | $28,044 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,488 National median for this major n=12,256 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | Not published |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| Insurance | $67,182 National median for this major n=1,506 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Marketing | $52,240 Small program - rough guide n=90 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Mathematical Economics | Not published | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $37,801 n=173 | $24,942 n=194 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $43,064 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $21,625 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $38,349 n=194 | $21,500 n=119 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $25,582 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | Not published |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,106 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $41,376 n=206 | $19,726 n=166 |
| Teaching | $50,405 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | $36,625 National median for this major n=401 | Not published |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $32,944 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $26,096 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
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