Is a ethnic, cultural, and gender studies degree from SUNY Oneonta worth it?

It depends on your other options. Debt equals 105% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 69%. Compare the cost with other New York programs before deciding.

SUNY Oneonta Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Q: How much debt do SUNY Oneonta ethnic, cultural, and gender studies graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $26,480, which ranks 8th lowest of 8 ethnic, cultural, and gender studies bachelor's programs in New York. That works out to about $281 a month over 10 years.

Q: Do SUNY Oneonta ethnic, cultural, and gender studies graduates stay in New York?

Most do. 84% (16 of 19) were working in New York one year after graduating.

Bachelor's in Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
Public school
Oneonta, NY
About 7 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

SUNY Oneonta ethnic, cultural, and gender studies graduates earn less than graduates of most ethnic, cultural, and gender studies programs nationally, $25,126 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $26,480 in federal loans, more than at 77% of ethnic, cultural, and gender studies programs in the country. Several New York programs report higher pay.

First-year earnings$25,12612th percentile of 84 programs nationally

Median federal debt$26,4808th lowest of 8 New York programs

Debt-to-earnings105%New York median 64%, national 69%

How it compares

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

	SUNY Oneonta	New York	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$25,126	$29,823	$31,311
Median federal debt at graduation	$26,480	$23,016	$22,938
Debt as share of first-year pay	105%	64%	69%
Programs compared		9	84

Debt and first-year pay at every New York ethnic, cultural, and gender studies program

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

SUNY OneontaOther New York programs

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Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $281 a month, or 13.4% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

84% of graduates (16 of 19) 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 $25,126 salary here buys what about $27,426 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 ethnic, cultural, and gender studies, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Interpreters and Translators

$84,090

Median pay in New York. 3,240 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 6,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $48,930Top 10%: $127,350

About SUNY Oneonta

In-state tuition and fees	$8,831 / year
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$19,781 / year
Average net price after aid	$19,158 / year
Admission rate	70%
Graduation rate (within 6 years)	69%
Undergraduate students	4,643

Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies ranks 26th of 28 bachelor's programs at SUNY Oneonta by first-year earnings. The top three are Accounting ($63,674), Computer and Information Science ($54,111), and Business Economics ($41,859).

Common questions

The median graduate earns $25,126 one year after graduating. The median across ethnic, cultural, and gender studies bachelor's programs in New York is $29,823.

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 ethnic, cultural, and gender studies program.

Sources

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

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