SUNY at Purchase College
SUNY at Purchase College is a public college in Purchase, NY. Its average net price is $19,338 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 | $11,745 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $14,884 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $19,439 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $22,035 |
| $110,001 and up | $26,988 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $40,008 |
| 8 years after entry | $47,124 |
| 10 years after entry | $53,737 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $34,055 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $17,196 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $36,562 National median for this major n=68,911 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Communications | $25,849 n=128 | $16,750 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Dance | $30,053 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $27,404 n=177 | $19,500 n=138 |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $30,260 Small program - rough guide n=83 | $21,250 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | $36,977 National median for this major n=166 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Journalism | $35,518 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $41,701 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Literature | $35,235 National median for this major n=380 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | $69,615 National median for this major n=379 | Not published |
| Music | $23,001 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $44,728 National median for this major n=2,888 | 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 | $30,872 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $14,750 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Sciences, Other | $43,502 National median for this major n=1,547 | Not published |
| Sociology | $31,715 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $27,203 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $22,250 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | $36,625 National median for this major n=401 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $23,710 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | $34,335 Small program - rough guide n=47 | Not published |
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