Master's-6% vs national median5,136 grads tracked
Education at SUNY Cortland
Ranked 219th of 335 master's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$57,595
middle 50%: $43,801 – $69,777
Median · 5 years out
$65,697
middle 50%: $54,701 – $77,996
Median · 10 years out
$73,449
middle 50%: $62,577 – $85,468
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Education (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Master's degree holders in Education from SUNY Cortland earn a median $57,595 in year one. Median earnings rise to $73,449 after ten years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,301 total interest
Same major at other universities
Southern University at New Orleans
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$65,933 · 5 yrs out
Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton Rouge
$65,845 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$65,778 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$65,774 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$65,710 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$65,690 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$65,633 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$65,619 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State University
$65,581 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$65,566 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University - Global Campus
$65,426 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at SUNY Cortland
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$69,943 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$69,943 · 5 yrs out
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's)
$69,527 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$67,536 · 5 yrs out
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor's)
$66,839 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)
$66,741 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$66,110 · 5 yrs out
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Criminology (Bachelor's)
$65,514 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$65,511 · 5 yrs out
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