CUNY Hostos Community College

Bronx, New York · Public

Of 14 assessed programs, 10 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 4 fall short. Another 20 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$4,541
$30k to $48k	$5,401
$48k to $75k	$7,615
$75k to $110k	$9,074
$110k and up	$12,248
All families (average)	$5,297

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

14 of 34 programs could be assessed 41% 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
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$43,296	+$7,550	clears the bar	$6,850	0.9 yrs	325
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$43,609	+$7,863	clears the bar	$5,600	0.7 yrs	97
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Associate's Degree	$37,783	+$2,037	clears the bar	$6,000	2.9 yrs	87
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$40,022	+$4,276	clears the bar	$9,250	2.2 yrs	75
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$43,443	+$7,697	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$79,357	+$43,611	clears the bar	$16,500	0.4 yrs	40
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$102,972	+$67,226	clears the bar	$10,250	0.2 yrs	39
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$41,454	+$5,708	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Design	Associate's Degree	$30,848	-$4,898	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$92,798	+$57,052	clears the bar	$8,687	0.2 yrs	28
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	$33,591	-$2,155	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Physical Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	$32,772	-$2,974	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	$32,779	-$2,967	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	$46,938	+$11,192	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Mathematics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Civil Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mechanical Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Chemical Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Security Science and Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Data Processing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, 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.