SUNY Empire State College Business Programs

SUNY Empire State College is a public institution situated in Saratoga Springs, New York. Saratoga Springs is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is SUNY Empire State College?

Contact details for SUNY Empire are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Two Union Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-4391
Phone:	518-587-2100
Website:	www.esc.edu

How Do I Get Into SUNY Empire?

You can apply to SUNY Empire online at: https://www.esc.edu/admissions/

SUNY Empire State College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford SUNY Empire State College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SUNY Empire, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $6,667 a year. That adds up to $26,668 over four years for those students.

SUNY Empire State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,926 undergraduate students at SUNY Empire, with 3,269 being full-time and 4,657 being part-time.

There are also 1,536 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,269 full-time undergraduates at SUNY Empire, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of SUNY Empire State College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	107
Black or African American	585
Hispanic or Latino	464
White	1,685
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	409

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at SUNY Empire State College. At this time, 9 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at SUNY Empire State College

There are 69 bachelor’s degree and 57 master’s degree programs available online at SUNY Empire. In 2022-2023, 7,832 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SUNY Empire has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of SUNY Empire majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting	13%
General Business Administration and Management	52%
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	19%
General Management Information Systems	40%
Interior Design Management	50%
Labor & Industrial Relations	34%
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	67%
Organizational Leadership	33%
Other Finance and Financial Management Services	27%
Project Management	35%
Social Entrepreneurship	50%

SUNY Empire State College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	6	59	438	0	0	503
Labor & Industrial Relations	0	223	20	0	0	243
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	72	0	113	185
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	20	17	0	37
Accounting	0	0	32	0	0	32
Project Management	0	0	0	23	0	23
Other Finance and Financial Management Services	0	0	0	15	0	15
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	2	8	10
Finance	0	0	0	0	9	9
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	0	6	0	6
Labor Studies	0	0	0	1	4	5
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0	5	0	5
International Marketing	0	0	0	4	0	4
Organizational Leadership	0	0	0	3	0	3
Small Business Administration/Management	0	0	0	3	0	3
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0	0	3	0	3
Social Entrepreneurship	0	0	0	2	0	2
Operations Management	1	0	0	0	0	1
International Finance	0	0	0	1	0	1
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0	0	0	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	7	282	582	85	134	1,090

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By DanielPenfield under License

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