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title: State University of New York at Cortland — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Cortland, NY
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# State University of New York at Cortland

Cortland, NY · Public · 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 | $60,236 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $43,982 – $82,293 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $17,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,457 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 68% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $28,108 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 80% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.29× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $32,236 | derived |

**68% 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 $17,500 (≈ 29% 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 $19,451 to $77,923 across 24 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $77,923 | not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $52,928 | $41,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $52,533 | $20,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $50,249 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,864 | not reported |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | Master's Degree | $42,811 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $42,567 | $20,500 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,363 | $22,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,955 | $21,794 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,326 | $21,485 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $38,594 | $27,333 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,555 | $21,470 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,536 | $21,500 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,917 | $25,000 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,567 | $19,500 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,202 | $25,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,848 | $21,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,702 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,182 | $19,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,796 | $23,125 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,745 | $20,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,460 | $21,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,581 | $21,375 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,451 | $20,187 |

## 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 State University of New York at Cortland by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?196149

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