State University of New York at Cortland
Cortland, New York · Public
Graduate earnings
18of 20 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746 a year). 2 fall short.
20 of 51 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 31: 28 with no earnings published and 3 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 21 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$22,345 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
$22,345 a year
About $89,380 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 | $12,550 |
| $30k to $48k | $16,453 |
| $48k to $75k | $20,102 |
| $75k to $110k | $21,636 |
| $110k and up | $25,853 |
| All families (average) | $22,345 |
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).
25 of 72 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $63,201 | +$27,455 | clears the bar | $21,485 | 0.8 yrs | 252 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $56,466 | +$20,720 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.0 yrs | 247 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $62,275 | +$26,529 | clears the bar | $21,794 | 0.8 yrs | 160 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $65,285 | +$29,539 | above HS line | $20,500 | 0.7 yrs | 116 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,366 | +$20,620 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.9 yrs | 95 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $74,079 | +$38,333 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 94 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $66,644 | +$30,898 | clears the bar | $21,470 | 0.7 yrs | 89 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $63,431 | +$27,685 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.8 yrs | 75 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $62,122 | +$26,376 | clears the bar | $20,187 | 0.8 yrs | 50 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,593 | +$20,847 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.9 yrs | 49 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $51,043 | +$15,297 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 1.5 yrs | 46 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $44,687 | +$8,941 | clears the bar | $21,375 | 2.4 yrs | 43 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $61,879 | +$26,133 | clears the bar | $23,125 | 0.9 yrs | 37 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,524 | +$17,778 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.2 yrs | 35 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $63,148 | +$27,402 | above HS line | $27,333 | 1.0 yrs | 27 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $60,296 | +$24,550 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 0.9 yrs | 21 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $57,719 | +$21,973 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $68,204 | +$32,458 | above HS line | $41,000 | 1.3 yrs | 13 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $56,556 | +$20,810 | above HS line | $20,500 | 1.0 yrs | 10 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $32,4511-year earnings | -$3,295 | falls short (1-yr) | $19,465 | no earnings gain | 5 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | $52,654 | +$16,908 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.5 yrs | 4 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $60,027 | +$24,281 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $52,067 | +$16,321 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.3 yrs | 0 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $18,3801-year earnings | -$17,366 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $62,524 | +$26,778 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.9 yrs | not published |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 42 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Outdoor Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Archeology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Area Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 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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