Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
21of 22 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746 a year). 1 falls short.
22 of 53 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 31 have no earnings published. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 13 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$33,926 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$33,926 a year
About $135,704 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $21,901 |
| $30k to $48k | $23,335 |
| $48k to $75k | $28,832 |
| $75k to $110k | $31,846 |
| $110k and up | $38,785 |
| All families (average) | $33,926 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical New York high-school graduate ($35,746 a year).
30 of 66 programs could be assessed 45% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $75,810 | +$40,064 | clears the bar | $24,353 | 0.6 yrs | 135 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $58,804 | +$23,058 | clears the bar | $23,375 | 1.0 yrs | 124 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | $76,766 | +$41,020 | clears the bar | $25,449 | 0.6 yrs | 121 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $68,029 | +$32,283 | clears the bar | $23,125 | 0.7 yrs | 119 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $44,829 | +$9,083 | clears the bar | $24,899 | 2.7 yrs | 112 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $58,902 | +$23,156 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.1 yrs | 55 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $46,563 | +$10,817 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 2.4 yrs | 55 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $78,320 | +$42,574 | above HS line | $39,024 | 0.9 yrs | 53 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $51,338 | +$15,592 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.7 yrs | 52 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,057 | +$17,311 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 1.3 yrs | 47 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $76,318 | +$40,572 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 0.5 yrs | 32 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $51,001 | +$15,255 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.6 yrs | 29 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $48,010 | +$12,264 | clears the bar | $24,051 | 2.0 yrs | 26 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Master's Degree | $32,7251-year earnings | -$3,021 | below HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,643 | +$19,897 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.3 yrs | 23 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $38,727 | +$2,981 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 8.4 yrs | 22 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $61,090 | +$25,344 | clears the bar | $24,403 | 1.0 yrs | 22 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $52,9581-year earnings | +$17,212 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $61,317 | +$25,571 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.0 yrs | 20 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $49,440 | +$13,694 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.4 yrs | 17 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $102,626 | +$66,880 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.4 yrs | 17 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $114,068 | +$78,322 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $69,444 | +$33,698 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $75,163 | +$39,417 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $48,412 | +$12,666 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $55,591 | +$19,845 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.3 yrs | 9 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $32,1121-year earnings | -$3,634 | falls short (1-yr) | $22,095 | no earnings gain | 8 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $98,373 | +$62,627 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 0.3 yrs | 7 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $61,782 | +$26,036 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $84,755 | +$49,009 | above HS line | $70,954 | 1.4 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 90 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $23,250 | not assessed | 29 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $27,000 | not assessed | 3 |
| Gerontology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| International Business | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $35,746 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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