SUNY Buffalo State University
SUNY Buffalo State University is a public college in Buffalo, NY. Its average net price is $10,886 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 | $6,914 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $8,222 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $12,978 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $15,205 |
| $110,001 and up | $19,039 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $44,065 |
| 8 years after entry | $50,444 |
| 10 years after entry | $55,028 |
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 |
| Apparel and Textiles | $34,481 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $21,300 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Applied Statistics | $62,525 National median for this major n=37 | Not published |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | $32,529 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $25,411 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Biology | $41,086 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $22,075 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $44,047 n=254 | $24,015 n=175 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | $40,105 National median for this major n=4,106 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | Not published |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | $40,061 National median for this major n=902 | Not published |
| Communications | $34,884 Small program - rough guide n=66 | Not published |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | $45,679 National median for this major n=2,262 | Not published |
| Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry | $24,265 National median for this major n=63 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $39,743 n=195 | $22,182 n=109 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $40,887 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $46,408 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians | $77,937 National median for this major n=168 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | $43,742 National median for this major n=1,308 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | $40,570 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | 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 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $41,146 Small program - rough guide n=48 | Not published |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $68,608 National median for this major n=2,721 | Not published |
| Information Science/Studies | $47,744 Small program - rough guide n=94 | $24,250 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | 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 | $33,555 n=125 | $26,299 n=140 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $59,784 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| 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 | $38,828 n=109 | Not published |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | Not published |
| 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 |
| Security Science and Technology | $46,655 National median for this major n=2,893 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Social Work | $40,232 Small program - rough guide n=62 | $25,967 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Sociology | $41,840 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $25,747 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $30,948 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $22,691 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $41,108 n=125 | Not published |
| Teaching | $40,102 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $20,855 n=129 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $46,328 National median for this major n=907 | Not published |
| Woodworking | $33,155 National median for this major n=19 | Not published |
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