Which SUNY College at Potsdam major has the lowest debt?

Biology graduates leave with a median of $25,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 15 SUNY College at Potsdam bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does SUNY College at Potsdam cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $8,768 a year, and $18,678 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $13,624 a year.

How many SUNY College at Potsdam programs report graduate pay?

16 bachelor's programs at SUNY College at Potsdam report first-year pay, and 15 of them also report federal debt.

SUNY College at Potsdam Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Potsdam, NY
1,823 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

16 SUNY College at Potsdam bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Subject-Area Teacher Education pays the most in the first year ($45,110), and Writing and Rhetoric the least ($20,455). The median program pays $28,640.

In-state tuition and fees$8,768Per year. Out-of-state $18,678

Average net price after aid$13,624Per year

Graduation rate45%Within 6 years

Admission rate78%Of applicants

All 16 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New York" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across New York. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New York
1	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 121 graduates a year	$45,110	$58,851	$27,000	7th of 22
2	Arts ManagementAbout 15 graduates a year	$36,899	Not reported	$27,000	2nd of 10
3	Business AdministrationAbout 51 graduates a year	$36,555	$55,709	$26,000	58th of 73
4	SociologyAbout 8 graduates a year	$36,500	$50,221	$26,000	14th of 38
5	Teacher EducationAbout 52 graduates a year	$36,487	$53,160	$27,000	14th of 25
6	Criminal JusticeAbout 19 graduates a year	$35,950	$62,115	$25,999	11th of 32
7	CommunicationsAbout 17 graduates a year	$34,933	$50,187	$26,001	19th of 48
8	Health SciencesGraduates a year not reported	$29,455	$43,372	$27,000	7th of 7
9	PsychologyAbout 60 graduates a year	$27,825	$43,338	$26,525	55th of 65
10	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 17 graduates a year	$27,586	$38,661	$26,000	14th of 17
11	BiologyAbout 25 graduates a year	$25,459	$59,284	$25,000	57th of 65
12	DanceAbout 4 graduates a year	$24,094	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 9
13	MusicAbout 44 graduates a year	$23,902	$45,065	$27,000	5th of 15
14	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 14 graduates a year	$22,964	$30,266	$27,000	20th of 35
15	TheatreAbout 10 graduates a year	$22,873	$39,609	$26,208	5th of 31
16	Writing and RhetoricAbout 13 graduates a year	$20,455	$29,477	$27,000	9th of 12

Program names link to the program's own page, and New York ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five New York programs in the field do too.

4 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Biology$25,000
Criminal Justice$25,999
Business Administration$26,000
Sociology$26,000
Environmental Science and Conservation$26,000

Largest programs

Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 121 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 60 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 52 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 51 graduates a year
MusicAbout 44 graduates a year

Common questions

Subject-Area Teacher Education graduates earn a median of $45,110 in their first year, the most of 16 SUNY College at Potsdam bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
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 rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels