Computer Science at CUNY York College

Jamaica, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 30 graduates a year

$36,061
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$73,044
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$107,009
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#326 of 349
Rank by pay
#335 of 349
Rank, wage-adjusted
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CUNY York College graduates in computer science earn 32% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How CUNY York College Compares for Computer Science

All 349 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
1Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$268,121$272,681#1$171,264
2Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$225,141$198,260#5$154,492
3Cornell University Ithaca, NY$223,309$212,544#2$152,656
4Princeton University Princeton, NJ$217,973$191,312#8$146,624
5Pomona College Claremont, CA$217,051$197,502#6$143,084
6Stanford University Stanford, CA$214,907$195,551#7$138,613
7Brown University Providence, RI$214,479$211,240#3$151,065
8Williams College Williamstown, MA$209,574$184,552#12$110,814
9University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$204,379$185,972#10$149,866
10Harvard University Cambridge, MA$203,169$178,912#16$152,251
…
323California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA$74,845$68,104#339$45,846
324Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI$74,818$78,887#307—
325California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA$74,620$67,899#340$37,153
326CUNY York College Jamaica, NY$73,044$69,523#335$36,061
327Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL$72,645$77,321#314$72,237
328Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA$72,410$83,820#284$57,961
329California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA$71,601$65,152#342$41,631

Other Majors at CUNY York College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$155,557—#2 of 253
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$122,313$105,425#2 of 93
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$112,147$113,718#52 of 966
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$77,201$57,806#6 of 85
English Language and Literature$69,380$26,460#13 of 576
Pharmacology and Toxicology$69,306$43,870#2 of 5
Biology$69,149$26,768#110 of 841
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$67,862—#6 of 680
Accounting and Related Services$67,152$49,751#543 of 796
Marketing$64,386$40,596#307 of 516
Computer and Information Sciences$63,367$37,837#420 of 459
Business Administration, Management and Operations$62,993$42,499#670 of 1176
Social Work$60,820$44,742#34 of 420
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$60,346$39,837#73 of 156
Sociology$59,899$40,515#81 of 462
Air Transportation$57,665$30,349#52 of 52
Economics$56,571$47,940#358 of 368
Journalism$53,901$24,535#103 of 187
Psychology$53,156$38,701#345 of 1027
Public Health$52,679$43,000#145 of 215
Communications Technologies/Technicians$47,469$27,064—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—$46,882—
Mathematics$46,023—#304 of 309
Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education$44,991——
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies—$38,718—
Political Science and Government—$37,719—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do CUNY York College computer science graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $36,061 one year after graduating and $73,044 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does CUNY York College rank for computer science?

Among 349 colleges reporting earnings for computer science graduates, CUNY York College ranks #326 by median pay four years after graduation, and #335 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is computer science at CUNY York College worth it?

Its graduates earn 32% less than the national median for computer science ($107,009).

← All data for CUNY York 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.