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All 28 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr). Another 245 could not be assessed.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

28 of 273 programs could be assessed 10% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New York high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Public Health	Master's Degree	$94,566	+$58,820	clears the bar	$29,631	0.5 yrs	231
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$116,969	+$81,223	clears the bar	$8,000	0.1 yrs	212
Psychology	Master's Degree	$60,494 1-year earnings	+$24,748	clears the bar	$18,128	0.7 yrs	111
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$108,087	+$72,341	clears the bar	$23,753	0.3 yrs	107
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$83,561	+$47,815	clears the bar	$12,250	0.3 yrs	95
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$94,412	+$58,666	clears the bar	$12,344	0.2 yrs	86
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	$80,809	+$45,063	clears the bar	$38,398	0.9 yrs	84
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,619	+$28,873	clears the bar	$11,500	0.4 yrs	77
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	$68,933	+$33,187	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$72,564	+$36,818	clears the bar	$12,901	0.4 yrs	49
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	$72,860	+$37,114	clears the bar	$21,000	0.6 yrs	43
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$81,184	+$45,438	clears the bar	$18,000	0.4 yrs	40
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$95,873	+$60,127	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Theatre	Master's Degree	$77,516	+$41,770	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Urban Studies/Affairs	Master's Degree	$74,689	+$38,943	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
English	Doctoral Degree	$75,306	+$39,560	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$124,608	+$88,862	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Music	Doctoral Degree	$59,802	+$24,056	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Biology	Doctoral Degree	$60,514 1-year earnings	+$24,768	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$99,149	+$63,403	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$131,211 1-year earnings	+$95,465	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Doctoral Degree	$84,478	+$48,732	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$69,996	+$34,250	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	$114,338	+$78,592	clears the bar	$16,000	0.2 yrs	insufficient data
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,002	+$256	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$73,999	+$38,253	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$81,524	+$45,778	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	$74,962	+$39,216	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	76
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	72
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Physical Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Social Work	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Museology/Museum Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Computational Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Criminal Justice	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Fine Arts	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Theatre	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Demography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Urban Studies/Affairs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Film and Photography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Business	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Literature	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
International/Globalization Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Social Work	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Community Organization and Advocacy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Urban Studies/Affairs	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Area Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Materials Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Landscape Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Journalism	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Journalism	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.