Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY · Associate's Degree · about 878 graduates a year

$27,510
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$46,296
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$44,125
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#262 of 947
Rank by pay
#461 of 947
Rank, wage-adjusted
$9,819
Median federal debt

Nassau Community College graduates in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 21% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Nassau Community College Compares for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

All 947 colleges reporting liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 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
1Maria College of Albany Albany, NY$79,266$75,445#2$60,857
2St. Francis College Brooklyn, NY$74,867$71,258#3—
3Harvard University Cambridge, MA$74,154$65,300#6$40,995
4University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT$65,875$59,309#15—
5American Public University System Charles Town, WV$63,895$75,591#1$52,108
6Excelsior University Albany, NY$63,016$59,978#11$50,464
7Mid-America Christian University Oklahoma City, OK$62,432$70,096#5—
8Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL$62,009$70,386#4$55,667
9University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA$61,186$55,675#26—
10Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ$60,803$53,366#63$50,524
…
259Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI$46,358$48,879#183$33,055
260North Central Texas College Gainesville, TX$46,319$47,093#276$34,615
261College of Lake County Grayslake, IL$46,315$45,504#367$33,413
262Nassau Community College Garden City, NY$46,296$44,064#461$27,510
263City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College Chicago, IL$46,294$45,484#368$19,982
264Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA$46,289$40,762#681$31,451
265Southeastern University Lakeland, FL$46,267$49,245#166$19,475

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
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
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 liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $27,510 one year after graduating and $46,296 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Nassau Community College rank for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities?

Among 947 colleges reporting earnings for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates, Nassau Community College ranks #262 by median pay four years after graduation, and #461 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities at Nassau Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities ($44,125), and the median federal debt at graduation is $9,819.

← 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.