How much money do SUNY College at Cortland graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $35,400 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $47,300 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 SUNY Cortland graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Special Education and Teaching with a median starting salary of $41,800 followed by Business/Managerial Economics paying $37,600 and Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas graduates who have a median starting income of $35,100 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate/Professional Certificate) program rank first with a median initial income of $73,300 followed by Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) at $52,900 and Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) who earn $47,300 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for SUNY College at Cortland 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 |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate/Professional Certificate) | $73,300 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) | $52,900 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) | $47,300 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) | $47,100 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor’s Degree) | $41,800 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degree) | $40,000 |
| Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,600 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,100 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,500 |
| Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,100 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,500 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,100 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,900 |
| Criminology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,400 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,900 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,600 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,300 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,800 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,300 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=196149 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for SUNY College at Cortland.