Education at Cortland
Cortland graduates about 513 education majors a year, 36% of its graduating class. That puts it 177th of 551 schools we score for education, a solid program at 64 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $65,000 four years out, 1.30× what the same major pays nationally.
Around Cortland
Where education happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Athletics 3 · Dining 1 · Library 1 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the education ranking
Other strong majors at Cortland
- Communications & media 56 · #301
- Sociology & anthropology 51 · #333
- History 48 · #370
- Health & pre-med fields 47 · #423
- Economics 46 · #363
- Psychology 43 · #490
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Cortland with every school we score in education. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.