CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York · Public

Of 28 assessed programs, 27 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 21 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	$5,269
$30k to $48k	$5,767
$48k to $75k	$8,282
$75k to $110k	$9,478
$110k and up	$12,745
All families (average)	$6,120

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

28 of 49 programs could be assessed 57% 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
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$50,803	+$15,057	clears the bar	$5,500	0.4 yrs	390
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$39,136	+$3,390	clears the bar	$4,700	1.4 yrs	242
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$46,931	+$11,185	clears the bar	$4,750	0.4 yrs	226
Physical Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	$47,741	+$11,995	clears the bar	$5,654	0.5 yrs	168
Psychology	Associate's Degree	$46,131	+$10,385	clears the bar	$8,650	0.8 yrs	167
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$51,368	+$15,622	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	142
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	$74,045	+$38,299	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	139
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$111,512	+$75,766	clears the bar	$9,969	0.1 yrs	95
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$48,595	+$12,849	clears the bar	$7,854	0.6 yrs	83
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	$41,722	+$5,976	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	83
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$54,544	+$18,798	clears the bar	$8,049	0.4 yrs	64
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	$36,393	+$647	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	$36,502	+$756	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Communications and Media	Associate's Degree	$43,801	+$8,055	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$59,332	+$23,586	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Biology	Associate's Degree	$44,031	+$8,285	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Design	Associate's Degree	$44,831	+$9,085	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	$43,238	+$7,492	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$48,948	+$13,202	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$85,842	+$50,096	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Electrical Engineering	Associate's Degree	$70,773	+$35,027	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$66,272	+$30,526	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
English	Associate's Degree	$37,021	+$1,275	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Civil Engineering	Associate's Degree	$70,850	+$35,104	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$100,625	+$64,879	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Theatre	Associate's Degree	$27,161	-$8,585	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$41,517	+$5,771	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mechanical Engineering	Associate's Degree	$71,115	+$35,369	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	122
Film and Photography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Public Health	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Natural Resources and Conservation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Philosophy	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	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
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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.