SUNY at Fredonia
Fredonia, New York
A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.
Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.
The payoff is roughly break-even — the degree recovers its cost, but slowly.
The numbers behind the verdict
Lifetime ROI: the long view
Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.
Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.
Equity & access
Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.
8% gap between the two groups
12% gap between the two groups
11% gap between the two groups
Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.
Net price by family income
What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.
| Family income | Average net price / yr |
|---|---|
| Family income $0–$30k | $9,395 |
| $30k–$48k | $11,327 |
| $48k–$75k | $16,116 |
| $75k–$110k | $16,302 |
| $110k+ | $20,743 |
How SUNY at Fredonia compares
This college against the New York and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.
Graduate earnings over time
Median earnings of SUNY at Fredonia students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.
Best-paying majors at SUNY at Fredonia
Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.
| Major | Credential | Earnings (5 yr) | Median debt | 10-yr ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's | $80,041 | $22,634 | +775% | Strong return |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Associate's | $70,576 | $23,750 | +532% | Strong return |
| Information Science/Studies | Associate's | $63,851 | — | +493% | Strong return |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's | $63,150 | $20,650 | +362% | Strong return |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | $61,751 | $23,500 | +315% | Strong return |
| Biology, General | Associate's | $61,275 | $22,559 | +307% | Strong return |
| Political Science and Government | Associate's | $53,415 | — | +165% | Strong return |
| Marketing | Associate's | $52,642 | — | +140% | Strong return |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's | $54,265 | $22,880 | +131% | Strong return |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Associate's | $53,868 | $21,397 | +124% | Strong return |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Certificate | $58,948 | — | +119% | Strong return |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Certificate | $58,612 | — | +114% | Strong return |
| Special Education and Teaching | Certificate | $60,750 | $40,767 | +101% | Strong return |
| Special Education and Teaching | Associate's | $52,511 | $24,500 | +84% | Strong return |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Associate's | $50,633 | $22,325 | +41% | Break-even |
| Psychology, General | Associate's | $50,001 | $21,500 | +26% | Break-even |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Certificate | $52,711 | — | +21% | Break-even |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Associate's | $49,975 | $25,833 | +21% | Break-even |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Associate's | $49,403 | $20,400 | +12% | Break-even |
| Music | Certificate | $52,731 | $23,582 | +7% | Break-even |
| Social Work | Associate's | $49,105 | $19,750 | +5% | Break-even |
| History | Associate's | $47,508 | — | -21% | Poor return |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's | $46,953 | $23,000 | -51% | Poor return |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's | $43,925 | $22,500 | -127% | Poor return |
| English Language and Literature, General | Associate's | $38,741 | $25,540 | -252% | Poor return |
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ROI at SUNY at Fredonia
Estimates from federal data; your result will vary. How this works.
Admissions & profile
Location
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.
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