How much money do Ithaca College graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $39,700 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $56,100 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for Ithaca College graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas with a median starting salary of $42,400 followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations paying $42,200 and Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication graduates who have a median starting income of $38,100 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $71,600 followed by Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degree) at $65,000 and Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) who earn $48,400 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Ithaca College graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) | $71,600 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degree) | $65,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) | $48,400 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) | $42,400 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $42,200 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,100 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,900 |
| Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,100 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,500 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,200 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,400 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,900 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,800 |
| Physics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,300 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,900 |
| Music (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,700 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) | $22,400 |
| Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $18,600 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=191968 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Ithaca College.