Master's-2% vs national median89 grads tracked
History at SUNY Cortland
Ranked 70th of 136 master's programs in History by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$53,421
middle 50%: $35,036 – $68,164
Median · 5 years out
$57,471
middle 50%: $34,107 – $71,850
Median · 10 years out
$66,779
middle 50%: $49,855 – $89,880
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for History (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of SUNY Cortland's master's program in History earn a median $53,421 one year after graduating, rising to $66,779 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% below the national median of $58,413 for this field, ranking 70th of 136 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.
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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,110 total interest
Same major at other universities
Old Dominion University
$58,799 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$58,625 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois at Springfield
$58,497 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$58,413 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$58,197 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$57,562 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$56,563 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$56,443 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$56,069 · 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