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Bachelor's-8% vs national median81 grads tracked

Fine and Studio Arts at SUNY Cortland

Ranked 190th of 309 bachelor's programs in Fine and Studio Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$24,118
middle 50%: $18,417 – $30,584
Median · 5 years out
$43,626
middle 50%: $32,534 – $60,419
Median · 10 years out
$61,198
middle 50%: $37,285 – $77,093

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Fine and Studio Arts (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of SUNY Cortland's bachelor's program in Fine and Studio Arts earn a median $24,118 one year after graduating, rising to $61,198 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $47,424 for this field, ranking 190th of 309 reporting programs.

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.

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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
9.8 yrs
≈ $12,607 total interest

Same major at other universities

Indiana University Southeast
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Adams State University
$43,858 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$43,858 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$43,855 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$43,683 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Carolina University
$43,631 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Benedict
$43,539 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$43,411 · 5 yrs out
Columbia College
$43,384 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Tyler
$43,271 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$43,047 · 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
Education (Master's)
$65,697 · 5 yrs out
Criminology (Bachelor's)
$65,514 · 5 yrs out

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