Medicine first professional degree outcomes at Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit · Federal field 5112

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are close to the same-degree benchmark.

$9,108 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure: Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling: $100,880 / year
10-year scenario: Use your actual price
Price evidence: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

—Earnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available → $135,907

—Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

36Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

124Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

—Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

—Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$28,690

Institution-wide annual average net price—not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$103,352

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$28,690Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$88,140Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATE8.8%Institution context

COMPLETION RATE95.4%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

Not availableYear 1

$103,352Year 4

$135,907Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$8,613

Estimated loan paymentNot available

—borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$103,352 vs. $112,460

$9,108 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for—not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Cardiologists$492,040 median wageNY estimate · 2,260 jobs · 29-1212+4.8% projected U.S. growth · 0.5k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeAnesthesiologists$445,660 median wageNY estimate · 7,230 jobs · 29-1211+3.6% projected U.S. growth · 1.1k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeRadiologists$441,580 median wageNY estimate · 2,010 jobs · 29-1224+3.4% projected U.S. growth · 0.7k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeOrthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$414,290 median wageNY estimate · 1,450 jobs · 29-1242+4.0% projected U.S. growth · 0.4k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSurgeons, All Other$410,410 median wageNY estimate · 4,540 jobs · 29-1249+4.0% projected U.S. growth · 0.7k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreePediatric Surgeons$378,110 median wageNY estimate · 90 jobs · 29-1243+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 0k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeDermatologists$374,010 median wageNY estimate · 2,070 jobs · 29-1213+6.8% projected U.S. growth · 0.4k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeOphthalmologists, Except Pediatric$360,050 median wageNY estimate · 960 jobs · 29-1241+4.5% projected U.S. growth · 0.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeObstetricians and Gynecologists$348,800 median wageNY estimate · 2,750 jobs · 29-1218+1.7% projected U.S. growth · 0.5k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreePhysicians, Pathologists$321,550 median wageNY estimate · 1,220 jobs · 29-1222+4.8% projected U.S. growth · 0.3k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeEmergency Medicine Physicians$301,690 median wageNY estimate · 3,980 jobs · 29-1214+3.2% projected U.S. growth · 0.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreePsychiatrists$265,890 median wageNY estimate · 4,130 jobs · 29-1223+7.2% projected U.S. growth · 0.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degree

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