Saratoga Springs, New York · Public
Physical Sciences, Other at Empire State University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 6% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $11,676 school-wide net price and $54,080 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
6% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a moderate award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 6.0% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 29
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 41.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $11,676/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $46,704
- Median debt
- $18,730
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $54,080/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (6%), school-wide average net price ($11,676), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($54,080), and peer averages from 29 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 29 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 10.9x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($8,351 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($9,962 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place Empire State University in the top 17% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD · 0.8% of reported awards · $18,809 net A 
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC · 0.2% of reported awards · $10,965 net A 
Wayne State University Detroit, MI · 0.1% of reported awards · $12,766 net B 
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · 0.1% of reported awards · $16,200 net B North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC · 0.2% of reported awards · $10,846 net B Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Physical Sciences, Other accounts for 6% of the awards or completions reported for Empire State University. That award concentration is higher than at 97% of schools in this field set and is 10.9x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Empire State University's average net price is $11,676 per year, about $46,704 over four years. That is $8,351 below the $20,027 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $54,080 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $9,962 below the $64,042 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Empire State University #5 of 29 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.