Bachelor's+2% vs national median511 grads tracked
Public Health at SUNY Cortland
Ranked 34th of 105 bachelor's programs in Public Health by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,690
middle 50%: $23,788 – $43,756
Median · 5 years out
$60,590
middle 50%: $44,648 – $81,839
Median · 10 years out
$78,529
middle 50%: $57,372 – $110,004
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Public Health (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Public Health graduates at SUNY Cortland earn a median of $33k in their first year. Salaries climb to $61k by year five and $79k by year ten.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.3 yrs
≈ $9,014 total interest
Same major at other universities
Shenandoah University
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$61,756 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$61,668 · 5 yrs out
Truman State University
$61,268 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$60,875 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$60,642 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southern University
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$60,477 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$60,328 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$60,099 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$59,773 · 5 yrs out
Western Carolina University
$59,300 · 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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