Career Services www.cortland.edu/career Salary Stats

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.


HOURS OF OPERATION:
Academic Year:
M-F 8am-4:30pm, Tuesday 8am-7pm, Drop-in resume and cover letter critiques (no appointment needed) Mon. & Thurs. 1:30-3:30pm
College Breaks and Summers:
M-F 8:30am-4pm, closed 12-1, no drop-in hours, please call to set up an appointment