Physical Sciences at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

New York, NY · Associate's Degree · about 63 graduates a year

$26,948
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$40,438
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$49,076
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#21 of 24
Rank by pay
#21 of 24
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College graduates in physical sciences earn 18% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College Compares for Physical Sciences

All 24 colleges reporting physical sciences 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
1Green River College Auburn, WA$77,477$71,262#1—
2Clark College Vancouver, WA$76,889$70,721#2—
3Middlesex College Edison, NJ$67,944$59,633#4$27,136
4Rockland Community College Suffern, NY$62,142$59,146#5—
5Western Nevada College Carson City, NV$61,575$63,908#3$27,007
6Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA$59,723$54,344#13—
7College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY$59,243$56,387#12—
8Jackson College Jackson, MI$54,734$57,711#11—
9CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY$50,871$48,419#14$27,203
10University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus Gallup, NM$50,266$58,200#6—
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18CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY$43,018$40,944#20$23,219
19Richard Bland College South Prince George, VA$41,042$37,372#22$20,219
20North Central Michigan College Petoskey, MI$40,596$42,804#19—
21CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY$40,438$38,489#21$26,948
22Tulsa Community College Tulsa, OK$38,358$43,067#18—
23CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx, NY$34,499$32,836#23—
24CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx, NY$32,772$31,192#24—

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
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
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 physical sciences graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $26,948 one year after graduating and $40,438 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 physical sciences?

Among 24 colleges reporting earnings for physical sciences graduates, CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College ranks #21 by median pay four years after graduation, and #21 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is physical sciences at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 18% less than the national median for physical sciences ($49,076).

← 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.