Computer Science at Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY · Associate's Degree · about 17 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$72,735
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$62,283
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#8 of 23
Rank by pay
#9 of 23
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Nassau Community College graduates in computer science earn 17% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Nassau 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—
11Connecticut State Community College Hartford, CT$64,221$57,819#15—

Other Majors at Nassau Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$116,858$81,214#32 of 962
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$99,804$81,810#10 of 560
Engineering Science$72,621—#5 of 7
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$68,998$40,754#7 of 476
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$65,428—#39 of 59
Legal Support Services$64,127$32,464#2 of 109
Accounting and Related Services$62,156$35,513#8 of 225
Computer and Information Sciences$57,178$39,199#48 of 122
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$56,729—#11 of 11
Criminal Justice and Corrections$54,243$29,837#84 of 426
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science$51,433$44,695#17 of 24
Business Administration, Management and Operations$51,076$29,658#215 of 547
Health and Medical Administrative Services$48,643$44,655#43 of 286
Human Services$48,442$27,581#6 of 65
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$47,446——
Communication and Media Studies$47,054$29,016#20 of 53
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$46,296$27,510#262 of 947
Marketing$45,971$19,002#15 of 30
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$39,105—#68 of 160
Design and Applied Arts$37,466$18,107#49 of 90
Fine and Studio Arts$28,086—#23 of 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Nassau Community College computer science graduates make?

Graduates earn $72,735 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Nassau Community College rank for computer science?

Among 23 colleges reporting earnings for computer science graduates, Nassau Community College ranks #8 by median pay four years after graduation, and #9 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is computer science at Nassau Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 17% more than the national median for computer science ($62,283).

← All data for Nassau 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.