Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

New York, NY · Associate's Degree · about 592 graduates a year

$23,669
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$42,950
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$44,125
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#475 of 947
Rank by pay
#674 of 947
Rank, wage-adjusted
$7,247
Median federal debt

CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College graduates in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities earn 3% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 17% of one year’s pay at that point.

How CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College Compares for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

All 947 colleges reporting liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 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
1Maria College of Albany Albany, NY$79,266$75,445#2$60,857
2St. Francis College Brooklyn, NY$74,867$71,258#3—
3Harvard University Cambridge, MA$74,154$65,300#6$40,995
4University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT$65,875$59,309#15—
5American Public University System Charles Town, WV$63,895$75,591#1$52,108
6Excelsior University Albany, NY$63,016$59,978#11$50,464
7Mid-America Christian University Oklahoma City, OK$62,432$70,096#5—
8Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL$62,009$70,386#4$55,667
9University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA$61,186$55,675#26—
10Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ$60,803$53,366#63$50,524
…
472Lakeland Community College Kirtland, OH$42,979$45,865#341$31,743
473Leeward Community College Pearl City, HI$42,977$39,104#764$21,784
474Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA$42,966$39,520#741$23,049
475CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY$42,950$40,880#674$23,669
476Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals, AL$42,932$48,732#192$20,414
477Cerritos College Norwalk, CA$42,923$39,057#766$18,208
478Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA$42,920$49,683#152$26,311

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
Computer Science$57,686—#16 of 23
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
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 liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $23,669 one year after graduating and $42,950 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 liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities?

Among 947 colleges reporting earnings for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates, CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College ranks #475 by median pay four years after graduation, and #674 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% less than the national median for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities ($44,125), and the median federal debt at graduation is $7,247.

← 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.