Which College of Staten Island bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Teacher Education graduates leave with a median of $11,854 in federal loans, the lowest among 14 College of Staten Island bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does College of Staten Island cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $7,490 a year, and $15,440 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $5,579 a year.

How many College of Staten Island programs report graduate pay?

19 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at College of Staten Island report first-year pay, and 15 of them also report federal debt.

College of Staten Island Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

College of Staten Island CUNY
Public college
Staten Island, NY
9,657 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

19 College of Staten Island bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($110,335), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($25,967). The median program pays $35,307. College of Staten Island also has one associate's program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$7,490Per year. Out-of-state $15,440

Average net price after aid$5,579Per year

Graduation rate34%Within 6 years

Admission rate92%Of applicants

All 19 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New York" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across New York. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New York
1	NursingAbout 30 graduates a year	$110,335	$120,316	$17,125	6th of 51
2	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 15 graduates a year	$86,226	$93,443	Not reported	5th of 8
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 36 graduates a year	$66,506	Not reported	Not reported	17th of 18
4	EngineeringAbout 29 graduates a year	$48,898	$80,915	Not reported	2nd of 2
5	Computer ScienceAbout 80 graduates a year	$45,290	$99,880	$19,046	18th of 20
6	EconomicsAbout 30 graduates a year	$43,227	Not reported	$16,520	28th of 36
7	Teacher EducationAbout 58 graduates a year	$41,997	$72,209	$11,854	5th of 25
8	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 41 graduates a year	$41,942	Not reported	Not reported	10th of 22
9	AccountingAbout 80 graduates a year	$41,416	$68,247	$16,232	43rd of 45
10	MathematicsAbout 12 graduates a year	$35,307	Not reported	$12,500	17th of 22
11	Political ScienceAbout 27 graduates a year	$34,610	$61,744	$12,603	28th of 47
12	Sociology and AnthropologyAbout 84 graduates a year	$34,139	$42,385	$15,180	1st of 1
13	Social WorkAbout 31 graduates a year	$31,021	$59,976	Not reported	12th of 15
14	BusinessAbout 160 graduates a year	$29,736	$62,693	$11,956	9th of 10
15	CommunicationsAbout 63 graduates a year	$29,702	$58,907	$13,500	32nd of 48
16	BiologyAbout 84 graduates a year	$28,217	$68,849	$19,350	50th of 65
17	PsychologyAbout 283 graduates a year	$28,118	$57,346	$16,607	52nd of 65
18	EnglishAbout 82 graduates a year	$26,548	$58,175	$17,371	29th of 41
19	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 29 graduates a year	$25,967	$67,334	$13,995	18th of 22

Program names link to the program's own page, and New York ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five New York programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New York" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across New York.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New York
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 227 graduates a year	$23,549	$51,878	$9,000	25th of 46

Program names link to the program's own page, and New York ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

2 more associate's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$110,335
Medical Laboratory Science$86,226
Electrical Engineering$66,506
Engineering$48,898
Computer Science$45,290

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 283 graduates a year
BusinessAbout 160 graduates a year
Sociology and AnthropologyAbout 84 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 84 graduates a year
EnglishAbout 82 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $110,335 in their first year, the most of 19 College of Staten Island bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels