Urban Studies/Affairs at New York University

New York, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 20 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$81,123
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$62,532
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#1 of 30
Rank by pay
#1 of 30
Rank, wage-adjusted
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New York University graduates in urban studies/affairs earn 30% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How New York University Compares for Urban Studies/Affairs

All 30 colleges reporting urban studies/affairs 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
1New York University New York, NY$81,123$77,212#1—
2Barnard College New York, NY$79,807$75,960#2$40,294
3University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$76,125$69,269#6$58,171
4CUNY Queens College Queens, NY$74,979$71,364#5$42,995
5Brown University Providence, RI$73,905$72,789#4$48,731
6University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$73,190$74,435#3—
7California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA$72,148$65,650#7$46,826
8University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA$71,380$64,951#9$37,074
9San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$70,207$63,884#10$50,008
10University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT$68,928$65,328#8—

Other Majors at New York University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$158,559$102,572#1 of 126
Computer and Information Sciences$142,495$87,608#21 of 459
Business/Commerce$137,804$77,828#2 of 271
Real Estate$130,716$74,912#3 of 25
Mathematics and Statistics$129,073$80,154#2 of 9
Computer Engineering$127,201$82,183#26 of 189
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$118,433$111,360#30 of 966
Economics$116,510$68,495#36 of 368
Engineering-Related Fields$114,572$61,240#2 of 33
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$107,348$74,220#43 of 258
Civil Engineering$94,867$72,628#22 of 233
Social Sciences$91,917$49,016#2 of 87
Mathematics$91,832$58,481#40 of 309
Mechanical Engineering$91,821$64,687#140 of 318
Chemical Engineering$89,744$60,392#129 of 158
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$87,656$41,421#8 of 37
Chemistry$86,197$37,249#4 of 209
Hospitality Administration/Management$84,375$40,637#2 of 137
Political Science and Government$80,957$50,783#39 of 565
Sociology$77,650$22,697#7 of 462
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$77,109$47,666#7 of 158
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$75,970—#6 of 215
Social Sciences$74,983$35,772#3 of 35
History$74,545$39,636#16 of 459
Public Health$70,840$37,573#24 of 215
Nutrition Sciences$70,508$24,084#5 of 53
Physics$69,334$24,802#85 of 107
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$68,690$36,440#38 of 110
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$66,502$38,447#44 of 476
English Language and Literature$66,306$29,967#24 of 576

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do New York University urban studies/affairs graduates make?

Graduates earn $81,123 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does New York University rank for urban studies/affairs?

Among 30 colleges reporting earnings for urban studies/affairs graduates, New York University ranks #1 by median pay four years after graduation, and #1 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is urban studies/affairs at New York University worth it?

Its graduates earn 30% more than the national median for urban studies/affairs ($62,532).

← All data for New York University · 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.