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title: Ithaca College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Ithaca, NY
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $63,548 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $40,720 – $91,792 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 76% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $68,699 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 83% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.31× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $35,548 | derived |

**76% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $19,500 (≈ 31% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $20,184 to $71,346 across 28 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $71,346 | $70,954 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,085 | $21,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $66,961 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $63,547 | $39,024 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $62,984 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $53,173 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $52,514 | not reported |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,233 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,318 | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $47,268 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,684 | $24,353 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Master's Degree | $41,054 | not reported |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,148 | $23,125 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,699 | $23,375 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,131 | $25,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,163 | $26,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,784 | not reported |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $29,307 | not reported |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,905 | $27,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,411 | $24,051 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,055 | $23,000 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,879 | $22,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,044 | $19,500 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,093 | $24,899 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,663 | $25,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,736 | $26,000 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,038 | $24,403 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,184 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Ithaca College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?191968

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