Degree Programs Overview

SUNY at Purchase College offers 72 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.

A total of 778 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Purchase College. 728 students completed bachelor's programs and 35 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Purchase College. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Bachelor's58NOT OFFERED728282446
Master's7NOT OFFERED352114
Post-Graduate Certificate5NOT OFFERED303
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate2NOT OFFERED12111

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from SUNY at Purchase College. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Communication program has the highest salary ($41,970) after graduation and the Biology, General program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $41,354 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Communication $41,970$3,498$18,750$199
Biology, General $41,354$3,446$21,125$224
Journalism $37,885$3,157$21,500$228
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft $36,161$3,013$25,000$265
Psychology, General $33,268$2,772$23,000$244
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management $32,388$2,699$19,500$207
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities $31,949$2,662$20,000$212
Literature $30,297$2,525$24,400$259
Sociology $29,507$2,459$18,971$201
Fine and Studio Arts $28,898$2,408$20,500$217
Film/Video and Photographic Arts $28,555$2,380$25,695$272
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies $24,720$2,060$22,846$242
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Music $26,907$2,242$37,812$430

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at SUNY at Purchase College.

At the school, the Psychology Bachelor program has the most completers of 59 and the Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts Bachelor program has the second most completers of 47 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Natural Resources/ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Latin American StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 43NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Child Care and Support Services Management12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Literature (British and CommonwealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 59NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 238 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
DanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 410 NOT OFFERED 0
Graphic DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 47NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 230 NOT OFFERED 0
Playwriting and ScreenwritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ActingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Musical TheatreNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 180 NOT OFFERED 0
PhotographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 104 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PaintingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SculptureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PrintmakingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 019 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Music Theory and CompositionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Voice and OperaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Jazz/Jazz StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine and Studio Arts ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

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