Psychology at CUNY City College

New York, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 432 graduates a year

$30,925
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$56,223
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#200 of 1027
Rank by pay
#301 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$9,000
Median federal debt

CUNY City College graduates in psychology earn 11% more 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 City College Compares for Psychology

All 1027 colleges reporting psychology 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
1Georgetown University Washington, DC$99,007$86,756#2$51,959
2Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO$91,787$98,415#1—
3Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$86,896$80,040#4—
4Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$82,433$83,835#3—
5George Washington University Washington, DC$79,187$69,388#22—
6Cornell University Ithaca, NY$78,049$74,286#13$36,630
7Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$75,742$68,920#23$38,587
8Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA$75,059$68,348#24$44,163
9Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$74,939$76,214#7$40,942
10Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA$74,466$75,733#8$50,040
…
197University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$56,380$51,302#436$27,115
198State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY$56,366$53,649#289$32,159
199Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$56,365$51,325#435$33,733
200CUNY City College New York, NY$56,223$53,513#301$30,925
201James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA$56,212$51,186#447$31,734
202University of Denver Denver, CO$56,161$52,522#365$31,955
203University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH$56,153$51,723#413$38,229

Other Majors at CUNY City College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$148,354—#4 of 253
Computer Engineering$117,131$78,326#45 of 189
Computer Science$116,238$83,258#88 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$97,698$78,172#147 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$97,270$65,905#60 of 318
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,685$56,711#50 of 118
Chemical Engineering$88,659$67,450#131 of 158
Civil Engineering$87,957$67,194#77 of 233
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$87,804$62,945#5 of 46
Mathematics$73,882—#122 of 309
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$72,068—#8 of 158
Communication and Media Studies$69,948$42,734#46 of 660
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education$68,614——
Economics$67,679$45,556#298 of 368
Applied Mathematics$66,754$28,702#41 of 45
Business Administration, Management and Operations$64,414$40,141#608 of 1176
Biology$63,206$28,324#236 of 841
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$62,440$44,175#72 of 110
Political Science and Government$59,540$29,823#333 of 565
International Relations and National Security Studies$59,039$30,627#82 of 118
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$58,063$43,059#136 of 476
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$55,895$39,169#84 of 680
Sociology$55,683$28,825#149 of 462
History$52,809$30,290#190 of 459
Physics—$48,908—
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$48,637$26,973#73 of 103
English Language and Literature$47,753$27,082#323 of 576
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$46,801$26,918#59 of 144
Fine and Studio Arts$45,656$24,742#106 of 423
Music$44,058$19,145#126 of 268

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do CUNY City College psychology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $30,925 one year after graduating and $56,223 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does CUNY City College rank for psychology?

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, CUNY City College ranks #200 by median pay four years after graduation, and #301 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is psychology at CUNY City College worth it?

Its graduates earn 11% more than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $9,000.

← All data for CUNY City 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.