Cornell University

Ithaca, New York · Private, nonprofit

All 69 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr). Another 201 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$1,776
$30k to $48k	$4,070
$48k to $75k	$6,796
$75k to $110k	$14,311
$110k and up	$49,992
All families (average)	$28,690

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

69 of 270 programs could be assessed 26% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New York high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$226,632	+$190,886	clears the bar	$129,912	0.7 yrs	590
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$223,309	+$187,563	clears the bar	$14,750	0.1 yrs	504
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$235,762	+$200,016	clears the bar	$34,528	0.2 yrs	332
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$69,083	+$33,337	clears the bar	$15,500	0.5 yrs	290
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$112,713	+$76,967	clears the bar	$14,000	0.2 yrs	282
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$112,289	+$76,543	clears the bar	$13,086	0.2 yrs	226
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$144,389	+$108,643	clears the bar	$15,500	0.1 yrs	220
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$145,218	+$109,472	clears the bar	$12,500	0.1 yrs	190
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$85,883	+$50,137	clears the bar	$13,210	0.3 yrs	190
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$137,935	+$102,189	clears the bar	$15,000	0.1 yrs	182
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$196,882	+$161,136	clears the bar	$73,233	0.5 yrs	167
Operations Research	Master's Degree	$203,340	+$167,594	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	144
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$112,212	+$76,466	clears the bar	$15,500	0.2 yrs	132
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$95,391	+$59,645	clears the bar	$14,400	0.2 yrs	132
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$156,103	+$120,357	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	119
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	$142,846	+$107,100	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	118
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$155,909	+$120,163	clears the bar	$44,500	0.4 yrs	104
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$68,088	+$32,342	clears the bar	$15,500	0.5 yrs	101
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	$120,467	+$84,721	clears the bar	$60,500	0.7 yrs	96
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$134,455	+$98,709	clears the bar	$13,500	0.1 yrs	93
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$88,463	+$52,717	clears the bar	$14,400	0.3 yrs	88
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$147,241	+$111,495	clears the bar	$14,725	0.1 yrs	87
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$128,130	+$92,384	clears the bar	$21,805	0.2 yrs	86
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$83,323 1-year earnings	+$47,577	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	82
Operations Research	Bachelor's Degree	$151,709	+$115,963	clears the bar	$15,000	0.1 yrs	80
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$78,049	+$42,303	clears the bar	$13,000	0.3 yrs	80
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$71,914	+$36,168	clears the bar	$17,315	0.5 yrs	76
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$52,967	+$17,221	clears the bar	$12,730	0.7 yrs	75
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$100,325	+$64,579	clears the bar	$51,608	0.8 yrs	73
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	$76,785	+$41,039	clears the bar	$145,928	3.6 yrs	70
Hospitality Management	Master's Degree	$105,553	+$69,807	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$141,532	+$105,786	clears the bar	$98,447	0.9 yrs	68
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$126,767	+$91,021	clears the bar	$15,125	0.2 yrs	67
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$73,066	+$37,320	clears the bar	$15,259	0.4 yrs	66
Agriculture, General	Bachelor's Degree	$67,954	+$32,208	clears the bar	$13,109	0.4 yrs	61
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$73,200	+$37,454	clears the bar	$11,650	0.3 yrs	58
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$118,649	+$82,903	clears the bar	$15,961	0.2 yrs	53
English	Bachelor's Degree	$65,089	+$29,343	clears the bar	$16,300	0.6 yrs	52
History	Bachelor's Degree	$82,031	+$46,285	clears the bar	$17,110	0.4 yrs	50
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$96,976	+$61,230	clears the bar	$17,250	0.3 yrs	49
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$116,165	+$80,419	clears the bar	$14,361	0.2 yrs	47
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$90,197	+$54,451	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	$86,756	+$51,010	clears the bar	$43,408	0.9 yrs	43
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$79,311	+$43,565	clears the bar	$15,121	0.3 yrs	43
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$111,090	+$75,344	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$41,784	+$6,038	clears the bar	$15,500	2.6 yrs	37
Food Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$84,147	+$48,401	clears the bar	$14,749	0.3 yrs	35
Real Estate	Master's Degree	$89,132 1-year earnings	+$53,386	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Landscape Architecture	Master's Degree	$74,689	+$38,943	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,242	+$55,496	clears the bar	$12,500	0.2 yrs	32
Agricultural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,600	+$63,854	clears the bar	$14,814	0.2 yrs	30
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	$132,449	+$96,703	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$61,397 1-year earnings	+$25,651	clears the bar	$15,500	0.6 yrs	29
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$60,728	+$24,982	clears the bar	$13,250	0.5 yrs	28
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$103,016	+$67,270	clears the bar	$13,176	0.2 yrs	27
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$89,275	+$53,529	clears the bar	$15,610	0.3 yrs	26
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$44,516 1-year earnings	+$8,770	clears the bar	$12,133	1.4 yrs	26
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$58,960	+$23,214	clears the bar	$14,250	0.6 yrs	25
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$124,242	+$88,496	clears the bar	$15,500	0.2 yrs	24
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$94,967	+$59,221	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,072 1-year earnings	+$10,326	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Bachelor's Degree	$37,131 1-year earnings	+$1,385	clears the bar	$12,952	9.4 yrs	15
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	$111,753 1-year earnings	+$76,007	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	$128,207	+$92,461	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Architecture	Master's Degree	$83,284	+$47,538	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Veterinary Medicine	Doctoral Degree	$143,425	+$107,679	clears the bar	$148,213	1.4 yrs	insufficient data
Law	Doctoral Degree	$259,851	+$224,105	clears the bar	$162,160	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$163,586	+$127,840	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$103,352	+$67,606	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	406
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	249
Law	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	199
Veterinary Medicine	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	114
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	78
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	72
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	71
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Food Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Agriculture, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Agricultural Business and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$15,500	insufficient data	26
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Agricultural Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Engineering Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$16,199	insufficient data	17
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Plant Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Engineering Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
International Agriculture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Food Science and Technology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Genetics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Botany/Plant Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Statistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Nutrition Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Agricultural Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Archeology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Plant Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Science, Technology and Society	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Animal Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.