CUNY Kingsborough Community College

Brooklyn, New York · Public

Of 17 assessed programs, 14 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 32 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$4,664
$30k to $48k	$5,388
$48k to $75k	$8,270
$75k to $110k	$9,595
$110k and up	$11,273
All families (average)	$5,606

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

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.

17 of 49 programs could be assessed 35% 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	$38,641	+$2,895	clears the bar	$8,096	2.8 yrs	646
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$45,870	+$10,124	clears the bar	$7,000	0.7 yrs	175
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$45,843	+$10,097	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	169
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$47,646	+$11,900	clears the bar	$9,315	0.8 yrs	118
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$104,210	+$68,464	clears the bar	$9,000	0.1 yrs	102
Biology	Associate's Degree	$40,533	+$4,787	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	75
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$47,930	+$12,184	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Design	Associate's Degree	$30,135	-$5,611	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Data Processing	Associate's Degree	$48,306	+$12,560	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Associate's Degree	$30,327	-$5,419	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$35,003	-$743	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Associate's Degree	$38,313	+$2,567	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$79,319	+$43,573	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	$64,980	+$29,234	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	$43,033	+$7,287	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$45,361 1-year earnings	+$9,615	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	$61,269	+$25,523	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemistry	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Journalism	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Security Science and Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biotechnology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mathematics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geology and Earth Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Marketing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Real Estate	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Insurance	Associate's 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.