Cortland, New York · Public
Criminology at State University of New York at Cortland
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 237 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
4% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 4.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~237
- Schools with reported signal
- 220
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 59.8%
- Graduation rate
- 68%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $22,345/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $89,380
- Median debt
- $21,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $60,236/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 220 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($2,220 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($2,893 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 56% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Wharton County Junior College Wharton, TX · 2.2% reported share · $4,666 net A+ California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · 6.7% reported share · $7,000 net A+ 
Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood, PA · 1.7% reported share · $5,167 net A+ University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI · 2.5% reported share · $9,492 net A 
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA · 1.1% reported share · $11,531 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Criminology accounts for 4% of reported programs at State University of New York at Cortland, which is bigger than 81% of schools in this field set and 1.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 237 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
State University of New York at Cortland's average net price is $22,345 per year, about $89,380 over four years. That is $2,220 above the $20,125 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $60,236 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,893 above the $57,343 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks State University of New York at Cortland #124 of 220 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.