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SUNY Cortland Graduate School Report

576 Graduate Students
$13,055 Avg Graduate Tuition & Fees (In-State)
64.2% Took Classes Online
Find out more about how SUNY Cortland Graduate School ranks, how diverse it is, what graduate degree programs are offered, and other essential facts below. Use the following list to jump to the section on the page with details on that topic.

SUNY Cortland Graduate School Rankings

#568 Master's Degree School in U.S.

The goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.

Best Master’s Degree Schools Ranking

SUNY Cortland landed the #568 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1149 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year's ranking.

In addition, SUNY Cortland took the #39 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in New York.

 
 

SUNY Cortland Graduate Student Diversity

576 Graduate Students
63.2% Women
11.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the most recent year for which data is available, 576 graduate students attended SUNY Cortland. College Factual looked at the demographics of these students to determine how diverse the population is. Our findings are below.

SUNY Cortland Graduate Student Male-Female Ratio

Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 63.2% of the total graduate students at SUNY Cortland are women and 36.8% are men.

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SUNY Cortland Graduate Student Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of all the graduate students at SUNY Cortland, around 11.6% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at SUNY Cortland. Around 1.2% of graduate students are international. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.

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SUNY Cortland Graduate School Cost of Attendance

$13,055 Avg Tuition & Fees (In-State)
If you're a part-time graduate student at SUNY Cortland coming from out of state, expect to pay an average of $963 per credit hour. In-state grad students pay a discounted rate of $471.

The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$11,310$23,100
Fees$1,745$1,745

Average Salary of SUNY Cortland Grads with Master’s or Doctorate

$46,614 Avg Salary (Master's)

Master’s Degree Average Earnings

After obtaining their master's degree from SUNY Cortland, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $46,614. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 20% lower than the national average of $58,425.

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Location of SUNY Cortland Graduate School

New York State
Town Campus Setting
Public Public/Private
Located in Cortland, New York, SUNY Cortland is a public institution. Cortland is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Get more details about the location of SUNY Cortland.

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Contact details for SUNY Cortland are given below.

Contact Details
Address:Miller Building, Cortland, NY 13045-0900
Phone:607-753-2011
Website:www2.cortland.edu/

Online Learning for SUNY Cortland Grad Students

64.2% Took At Least One Online Class
52.1% Took All Classes Online

In 2020-2021, 64.2% of the graduate students at SUNY Cortland took at least one class online. Roughly 52.1% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.

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SUNY Cortland Master’s Degree Programs

The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.

Master’s Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Communication Sciences15
Educational Administration12
General English Literature4
Health & Physical Education50
History2
Other Physical Science1
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies18
Public Health3
Special Education16
Teacher Education Grade Specific16
Teacher Education Subject Specific57
Teaching English or French4

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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