How much money do CUNY City College graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $34,900 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $49,800 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for City College of New York graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions with a median starting salary of $113,400 followed by Mechanical Engineering paying $64,300 and Civil Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $61,300 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $91,600 followed by Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) at $64,000 and Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Master's Degree) who earn $63,500 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for CUNY City College graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) | $113,400 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) | $91,600 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $64,300 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) | $64,000 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Master's Degree) | $63,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) | $62,000 |
| Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $61,300 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Master's Degree) | $59,700 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $54,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) | $53,300 |
| Architecture (Master's Degree) | $52,900 |
| Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $52,800 |
| Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) | $50,500 |
| Architecture (First Professional Degree) | $49,100 |
| Public Administration (Master's Degree) | $48,500 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,300 |
| Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,800 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,900 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,200 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,100 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,700 |
| Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,900 |
| Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,400 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Master's Degree) | $32,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,400 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,400 |
| Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,000 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,600 |
| Applied Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,100 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,500 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,700 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,500 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,600 |
| Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $22,700 |
| Music (Bachelor’s Degree) | $18,600 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $17,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) | $14,900 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=190567 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for CUNY City College.