Computer Science at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

New York, NY · Associate's Degree · about 152 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$57,686
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$62,283
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#16 of 23
Rank by pay
#16 of 23
Rank, wage-adjusted
$9,223
Median federal debt

CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College graduates in computer science earn 7% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 16% of one year’s pay at that point.

How CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College Compares for Computer Science

All 23 colleges reporting computer science 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
1Weber State University Ogden, UT$102,259$96,917#1$79,044
2Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA$88,450$80,484#2—
3Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA$84,138$74,092#6$30,332
4Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA$83,554$76,084#5$48,889
5Normandale Community College Bloomington, MN$80,563$76,955#4—
6CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY$74,045$70,476#8$24,888
7North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, MN$74,011$70,696#7—
8Nassau Community College Garden City, NY$72,735$69,229#9—
9University of Arkansas Grantham Little Rock, AR$66,795$78,712#3$47,904
10CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY$64,980$61,847#13—
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13Southern Maine Community College South Portland, ME$63,690$67,686#10—
14Century College White Bear Lake, MN$61,157$58,418#14—
15Lake Area Technical College Watertown, SD$60,752$65,393#11—
16CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY$57,686$54,905#16—
17South Hills School of Business & Technology State College, PA$51,162$52,032#17—
18CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx, NY$50,897$48,443#19—
19El Paso Community College El Paso, TX$49,388$50,213#18—

Other Majors at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$143,956$100,611#1 of 560
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$107,534$86,295#67 of 962
Engineering$58,375$30,518#51 of 53
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$54,599$22,909#21 of 50
Health and Medical Administrative Services$53,128—#19 of 286
Business Administration, Management and Operations$52,860$28,526#174 of 547
Computer and Information Sciences$51,649$26,582#77 of 122
Accounting and Related Services$49,935$30,942#99 of 225
Criminal Justice and Corrections$47,356$25,302#201 of 426
Sociology$46,133$16,893#13 of 29
Mathematics$43,803—#10 of 13
Communication and Media Studies$43,763$26,437#29 of 53
Community Organization and Advocacy$43,706$33,854#5 of 11
Computer Software and Media Applications$43,531$20,919#15 of 39
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$42,950$23,669#475 of 947
Teaching Assistants/Aides$41,043$23,672#2 of 11
Psychology$40,967$18,867#40 of 106
Public Health$40,539—#13 of 14
Physical Sciences$40,438$26,948#21 of 24
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$37,383$18,929#6 of 26
English Language and Literature$33,103$24,207#9 of 14
Fine and Studio Arts$32,956$13,559#13 of 28
Graphic Communications$23,713$23,319#22 of 22
Visual and Performing Arts—$9,376—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College computer science graduates make?

Graduates earn $57,686 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College rank for computer science?

Among 23 colleges reporting earnings for computer science graduates, CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College ranks #16 by median pay four years after graduation, and #16 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is computer science at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% less than the national median for computer science ($62,283), and the median federal debt at graduation is $9,223.

← All data for CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College · 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.