Business Administration, Management and Operations at SUNY Morrisville

SUNY Morrisville's business graduates start at $36,000—about $6,000 below the New York state median and nearly $10,000 below the national average for this degree. That 11th percentile national ranking signals this program is struggling to deliver the earnings outcomes most business programs achieve. Even within New York's competitive landscape, where it lands at the 40th percentile, it falls noticeably short of what students could earn from comparable state schools.

The debt load of $26,342 isn't alarming on its own—it's roughly average for business degrees—but paired with those first-year earnings, it creates a debt-to-income ratio of 0.73 that will make repayment challenging. Your child would be earning less than many associate degree holders while carrying bachelor's-level debt. The 17% earnings growth to $42,000 by year four helps, but that still barely matches what typical business graduates earn right out of college elsewhere.

With a 91% admission rate and 55% of students on Pell grants, SUNY Morrisville clearly serves students who need affordable options. If you're weighing this against other SUNY business programs, look closely at employment outcomes—some regional state schools deliver substantially better returns on the same tuition investment. The earnings gap here is too wide to ignore simply because it's an in-state public option.