Human Services at Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY · Associate's Degree · about 31 graduates a year

$27,581
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$48,442
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$39,422
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#6 of 65
Rank by pay
#13 of 65
Rank, wage-adjusted
$9,500
Median federal debt

Nassau Community College graduates in human services earn 23% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Nassau Community College Compares for Human Services

All 65 colleges reporting human services 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
1Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA$53,029$48,775#6$41,008
2Central Maine Community College Auburn, ME$52,110$55,379#1$40,029
3Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN$48,973$46,780#11$29,762
4CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx, NY$48,782$46,430#12$36,338
5Mitchell Technical College Mitchell, SD$48,479$52,183#3$35,070
6Nassau Community College Garden City, NY$48,442$46,107#13$27,581
7Harcum College Bryn Mawr, PA$48,185$49,005#5$26,558
8Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC$48,014$53,240#2—
9CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY$47,942$45,631#15—
10Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA$47,362$48,168#7$24,893

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
Computer Science$72,735—#8 of 23
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
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 human services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $27,581 one year after graduating and $48,442 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Nassau Community College rank for human services?

Among 65 colleges reporting earnings for human services graduates, Nassau Community College ranks #6 by median pay four years after graduation, and #13 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is human services at Nassau Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 23% more than the national median for human services ($39,422), and the median federal debt at graduation is $9,500.

← 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.