Bachelor's0% vs national median1,799 grads tracked
Social Sciences at SUNY Cortland
Ranked 113th of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,127
middle 50%: $25,827 – $47,406
Median · 5 years out
$59,643
middle 50%: $43,544 – $78,263
Median · 10 years out
$73,793
middle 50%: $52,587 – $103,597
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Social Sciences majors at SUNY Cortland earn a median of $35k in year one. Median salary grows to $74k after ten years.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,843 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Alabama
$60,086 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$59,886 · 5 yrs out
Westfield State University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas at Dallas
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$59,812 · 5 yrs out
Worcester State University
$59,667 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$59,509 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$59,474 · 5 yrs out
Tarleton State University
$59,433 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$59,310 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$59,253 · 5 yrs out
University of South Dakota
$59,179 · 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