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CUNY City College: cost, debt and earnings by major
54 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $1,557
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 50%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 60%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 12,505
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $11,695
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 5.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $30,001–48,000 | $654 |
|---|---|
| $48,001–75,000 | $3,795 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $7,139 |
| $110,000+ | $10,618 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (33)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$148,354
- Computer Engineering$117,131
- Computer Science$116,238
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$97,698
- Mechanical Engineering$97,270
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,685
- Chemical Engineering$88,659
- Civil Engineering$87,957
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$87,804
- Mathematics$73,882
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$72,068
- Communication and Media Studies$69,948
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education$68,614
- Economics$67,679
- Applied Mathematics$66,754
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$64,414
- Biology, General$63,206
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$62,440
- Political Science and Government$59,540
- International Relations and National Security Studies$59,039
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$58,063
- Psychology, General$56,223
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$55,895
- Sociology$55,683
- History$52,809
- Philosophy$51,499 (1 yr)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$48,637
- English Language and Literature, General$47,753
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$46,801
- Fine and Studio Arts$45,656
- Music$44,058
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$34,212
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$32,769
Master's programs (17)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$149,434
- Special Education and Teaching$94,601
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education$90,944
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$86,151
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$85,112
- Public Administration$81,813
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$81,401
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$79,740
- Sustainability Studies$79,163
- Architectural Sciences and Technology$79,051
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$75,218 (1 yr)
- Economics$74,055 (1 yr)
- Landscape Architecture$72,481
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$57,823 (1 yr)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$57,386 (1 yr)
- Fine and Studio Arts$53,469 (1 yr)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$47,282
First professional programs (2)
- Medicine$79,011 (1 yr)
- Architectural Sciences and Technology$55,063 (1 yr)
Graduate certificate programs (2)
- Educational Administration and Supervision$142,345 (1 yr)
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$99,125 (1 yr)