SUNY Fredonia Finance (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

  • Bachelor's in Finance and Financial Management Services
  • Public school
  • Fredonia, NY

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

SUNY Fredonia finance graduates earn less than graduates of most finance programs nationally, $46,737 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $25,171 in federal loans, close to the national median of $23,250. Several New York programs report higher pay.

First-year earnings$46,73716th percentile of 407 programs nationally
Earnings after 5 years$70,57651% more than year one
Median federal debt$25,17114th lowest of 25 New York programs
Debt-to-earnings54%New York median 45%, national 44%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New York and national columns are the medians across all finance bachelor's programs that report the figure.

Five years out, SUNY Fredonia graduates earn less than the national figure and about $11,114 less than the New York median. Several New York programs with higher debt show higher pay by the five-year mark.

Debt and first-year pay at every New York finance program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.

SUNY FredoniaOther New York programs

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What graduates earn over time

Pay rises about 51% between the first and fifth year.

SUNY Fredonia grads, year 1$46,737
SUNY Fredonia grads, year 5$70,576
All New York finance grads, year 5$81,690

Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $267 a month, or 6.9% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

89% of graduates (25 of 28) were working in New York one year after graduating. Prices in the parts of New York outside metro areas are about 8% below the national average, so a $46,737 salary here buys what about $51,016 buys in a typical US city.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to finance, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

General and Operations Managers

$130,860

Median pay in New York. 206,740 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 285,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $62,340Top 10%: $336,070

Financial Managers

$219,880

Median pay in New York. 80,810 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 65,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $124,670Top 10%: $370,780

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

$168,340

Median pay in New York. 55,630 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 35,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $59,960Top 10%: $329,460

Financial and Investment Analysts

$127,930

Median pay in New York. 52,380 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $77,540Top 10%: $225,380

About SUNY Fredonia

Finance ranks 1st of 19 bachelor's programs at SUNY Fredonia by first-year earnings. The top three are Finance ($46,737), Accounting ($46,658), and Business Administration ($44,089).

Other finance bachelor's programs near Fredonia

Common questions

The median graduate earns $46,737 one year after graduating and $70,576 five years after. The median across finance bachelor's programs in New York is $51,244.

About this data

  • Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
  • Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
  • Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
  • Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
  • Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
  • School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the finance program.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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