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Bachelor's-1% vs national median196 grads tracked

Physical Sciences at SUNY Cortland

Ranked 146th of 321 bachelor's programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,214
middle 50%: $28,456 – $53,735
Median · 5 years out
$65,511
middle 50%: $47,999 – $84,176
Median · 10 years out
$86,929
middle 50%: $73,392 – $105,162

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Physical Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of SUNY Cortland's bachelor's program in Physical Sciences earn a median $42,214 one year after graduating, rising to $86,929 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% below the national median of $66,057 for this field, ranking 146th of 321 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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,639 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Wisconsin - Platteville
$65,748 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$65,577 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$65,563 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$65,560 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$65,545 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$65,529 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$65,507 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$65,498 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$65,363 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$65,353 · 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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