Cornell University Architectural Technology (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Architectural Sciences and Technology
- Private nonprofit university
- Ithaca, NY
- About 72 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Cornell University architectural technology graduates earn about what architectural technology graduates earn nationally, $50,428 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $17,315 in federal loans, less than at 93% of architectural technology programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying architectural technology degrees in New York.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New York and national columns are the medians across all architectural technology bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every New York architectural technology program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned $1,881 less in their first year than other graduates. Students who expect to rely on grants should weigh this gap.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $184 a month, or 4.4% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
39% of graduates (18 of 46) were working in New York one year after graduating. Prices in the Ithaca area are about 3% above the national average, so a $50,428 salary here buys what about $48,809 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to architectural technology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Architectural and Engineering Managers
$175,710Median pay in New York. 8,250 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 14,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Architectural and Civil Drafters
$76,260Median pay in New York. 7,380 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.
About Cornell University
Architectural Technology ranks 24th of 42 bachelor's programs at Cornell University by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Science ($152,656), Computer and Information Science ($103,650), and Electrical Engineering ($100,516).
Other architectural technology bachelor's programs near Ithaca
Common questions
The median graduate earns $50,428 one year after graduating. The median across architectural technology bachelor's programs in New York is $50,428.
The median federal loan balance is $17,315, which ranks 2nd lowest of 5 architectural technology bachelor's programs in New York. That works out to about $184 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 34% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 54%.
Many leave. 39% (18 of 46) were working in New York one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the architectural technology program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024