Bachelor's+19% vs national median4,002 grads tracked
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at SUNY Cortland
Ranked 22nd of 256 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,285
middle 50%: $25,807 – $51,275
Median · 5 years out
$66,741
middle 50%: $51,066 – $83,962
Median · 10 years out
$76,540
middle 50%: $60,261 – $102,295
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
SUNY Cortland teacher education graduates earn a median of $36k in year one. Five-year earnings hit $67k, while ten-year pay reaches $77k.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $8,161 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Connecticut
$68,481 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$67,607 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$67,537 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$67,086 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$66,813 · 5 yrs out
Western Connecticut State University
$66,414 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$65,933 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$65,762 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$65,505 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$64,744 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$64,226 · 5 yrs out
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$69,943 · 5 yrs out
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$69,943 · 5 yrs out
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$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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