Business/Commerce at College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 160 graduates a year

$29,736
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$60,530
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,407
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#196 of 271
Rank by pay
#228 of 271
Rank, wage-adjusted
$13,137
Median federal debt

College of Staten Island CUNY graduates in business/commerce earn 12% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 22% of one year’s pay at that point.

How College of Staten Island CUNY Compares for Business/Commerce

All 271 colleges reporting business/commerce earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$142,113$129,407#2—
2New York University New York, NY$137,804$131,161#1$77,828
3Baylor University Waco, TX$124,434$126,513#4$74,886
4Wake Forest University Winston-salem, NC$118,167$126,810#3$76,722
5Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA$113,620$103,387#8$74,868
6Northeastern University Boston, MA$113,620$100,054#9$74,868
7University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$111,444$119,559#5$73,170
8Brandeis University Waltham, MA$108,405$95,462#10$55,806
9Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$107,079$108,900#7—
10George Washington University Washington, DC$107,023$93,780#12$58,373
…
193Franklin University Columbus, OH$60,893$64,982#174$51,408
194West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, WV$60,815$71,948#74$31,424
195Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN$60,570$64,980#175$47,862
196College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY$60,530$57,612#228$29,736
197Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN$60,496$64,901#177$43,858
198West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX$60,430$61,440#203$43,167
199Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO$60,401$56,487#236$43,067

Other Business/Commerce Credentials at College of Staten Island CUNY

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Associate's Degree—$51,389$9,500

Other Majors at College of Staten Island CUNY by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$113,631$110,335#45 of 966
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$92,542$66,506#220 of 258
Computer Science$89,093$45,290#250 of 349
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions—$86,226—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$75,637$41,997#1 of 680
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$75,272$41,942#5 of 345
Engineering$72,716$48,898#57 of 57
Accounting and Related Services$72,242$41,416#426 of 796
Economics$70,747$43,227#261 of 368
History$63,071—#41 of 459
Communication and Media Studies$61,691$29,702#131 of 660
Social Work$61,558$31,021#29 of 420
Political Science and Government$60,500$34,610#309 of 565
Psychology$59,741$28,118#102 of 1027
Biology$57,540$28,217#430 of 841
English Language and Literature$53,083$26,548#171 of 576
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$51,363—#26 of 144
Sociology and Anthropology$50,716$34,139#3 of 9
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$49,129$25,967#318 of 476
Mathematics—$35,307—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do College of Staten Island CUNY business/commerce graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $29,736 one year after graduating and $60,530 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does College of Staten Island CUNY rank for business/commerce?

Among 271 colleges reporting earnings for business/commerce graduates, College of Staten Island CUNY ranks #196 by median pay four years after graduation, and #228 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business/commerce at College of Staten Island CUNY worth it?

Its graduates earn 12% less than the national median for business/commerce ($68,407), and the median federal debt at graduation is $13,137.

← All data for College of Staten Island CUNY · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.