Program Payoff

Empire State University

Saratoga Springs, New York. 24 certificate and associate programs, public. 24 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in New York.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree $14,250 $39,009 (15) $130,860
General and Operations Managers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $38,289 (12) $67,640
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Community Organization and Advocacy Associate's degree $22,742 not published $95,980
Social and Community Service Managers
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Associate's degree $14,244 not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $130,860
General and Operations Managers
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Business/Commerce, General Undergraduate certificate not published $130,860
General and Operations Managers
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Associate's degree not published $104,770
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Education, General Associate's degree not published $82,020
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
English Language and Literature, General Associate's degree not published $97,070
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other Associate's degree not published $84,850
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $130,860
General and Operations Managers
Fine and Studio Arts Associate's degree not published $97,070
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $79,170
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
History Associate's degree not published $97,070
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $37,590
Childcare Workers
Human Resources Management and Services Associate's degree not published $84,380
Human Resources Specialists
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $104,770
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $65,100
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Associate's degree not published
Physical Sciences, Other Associate's degree not published $134,680
Natural Sciences Managers
Psychology, General Associate's degree not published $167,200
Managers, All Other
Social Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $85,760
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Visual and Performing Arts, General Associate's degree not published $98,850
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.