Bachelor's+1% vs national median884 grads tracked
Psychology at SUNY Cortland
Ranked 122nd of 424 bachelor's programs in Psychology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,549
middle 50%: $24,114 – $41,959
Median · 5 years out
$53,415
middle 50%: $39,341 – $69,229
Median · 10 years out
$65,365
middle 50%: $48,795 – $87,351
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Psychology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of SUNY Cortland's bachelor's program in Psychology earn a median $31,549 one year after graduating, rising to $65,365 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% above the national median of $52,765 for this field, ranking 122nd of 424 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,975 total interest
Same major at other universities
State University of New York at Oneonta
$53,671 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$53,662 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$53,643 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$53,577 · 5 yrs out
Westfield State University
$53,515 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$53,426 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$53,406 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southmost College
$53,393 · 5 yrs out
Albertus Magnus College
$53,322 · 5 yrs out
Hampton University
$53,212 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$53,089 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Lehigh Valley
$53,053 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at SUNY Cortland
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$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