SUNY Cortland

The following charts list the national average for starting salaries in various fields/majors.

Additional discipline data reprinted from the Fall 2004 Salary Survey, with the permission of the National Association of Colleges and Employers, copyright holder.

Discipline	Current Average
Communications	$ 29,763
Education*	$ 30,288
Health Sciences Majors**	$ 38,238
Sociology	$ 29,168

*(includes Elementary Teacher Education, Physical Education Teaching/Coaching, Pre-Elementary Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Special Education, Specific Academic/Vocational Teacher Education)
**(includes Health & Related Sciences, Nursing, and Pharmacy)

Mission Statement - The staff at SUNY Cortland Career Services is dedicated to providing high quality career counseling assistance to students, alumni, and community members with an emphasis on the development of lifetime skills that lead to successful career and educational choices.
Additional questions may be directed to careerserv@cortland.edu.