Which City College of New York major has the lowest debt?

Economics graduates leave with a median of $7,300 in federal loans, the lowest among 21 City College of New York bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does City College of New York cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $7,340 a year, and $15,290 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $3,776 a year.

How many City College of New York programs report graduate pay?

30 bachelor's programs at City College of New York report first-year pay, and 21 of them also report federal debt.

City College of New York Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

CUNY City College
Public college
New York, NY
12,505 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

30 City College of New York bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($83,258), and Theatre the least ($15,098). The median program pays $36,254.

In-state tuition and fees$7,340Per year. Out-of-state $15,290

Average net price after aid$3,776Per year

Graduation rate57%Within 6 years

Admission rate60%Of applicants

All 30 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	Computer ScienceAbout 105 graduates a year	$83,258	$105,797	$8,623	6th of 20
2	Computer EngineeringAbout 44 graduates a year	$78,326	$111,970	Not reported	7th of 11
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 83 graduates a year	$78,172	$91,761	$13,563	8th of 18
4	Chemical EngineeringAbout 37 graduates a year	$67,450	$68,626	$14,125	10th of 12
5	Civil EngineeringAbout 36 graduates a year	$67,194	$90,337	$17,500	8th of 10
6	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 100 graduates a year	$65,905	$93,362	$13,232	15th of 21
7	Environmental EngineeringAbout 27 graduates a year	$62,945	$81,630	Not reported	3rd of 5
8	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 31 graduates a year	$56,711	$79,610	Not reported	9th of 11
9	PhysicsAbout 14 graduates a year	$48,908	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 6
10	EconomicsAbout 99 graduates a year	$45,556	$65,099	$7,300	23rd of 36
11	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 18 graduates a year	$44,175	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 10
12	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 104 graduates a year	$43,059	$52,617	$12,985	6th of 22
13	CommunicationsAbout 69 graduates a year	$42,734	$59,593	$15,827	6th of 48
14	Business AdministrationAbout 83 graduates a year	$40,141	$65,611	$10,518	45th of 73
15	Teacher EducationAbout 85 graduates a year	$39,169	$64,326	$9,916	8th of 25
16	PhilosophyAbout 10 graduates a year	$33,339	Not reported	Not reported	5th of 9
17	PsychologyAbout 432 graduates a year	$30,925	$57,786	$10,000	37th of 65
18	International RelationsAbout 49 graduates a year	$30,627	$60,089	$13,337	8th of 9
19	HistoryAbout 32 graduates a year	$30,290	$54,299	$11,487	17th of 35
20	Political ScienceAbout 68 graduates a year	$29,823	$64,399	$11,500	36th of 47
21	SociologyAbout 50 graduates a year	$28,825	$57,182	$11,000	30th of 38
22	Applied MathematicsAbout 23 graduates a year	$28,702	$76,739	Not reported	6th of 6
23	BiologyAbout 196 graduates a year	$28,324	$78,147	$12,348	49th of 65
24	EnglishAbout 69 graduates a year	$27,082	$56,288	$13,782	27th of 41
25	Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 21 graduates a year	$26,973	$43,881	$20,532	6th of 9
26	Film and PhotographyAbout 21 graduates a year	$26,918	$47,856	Not reported	4th of 18
27	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 106 graduates a year	$24,742	$42,697	$15,849	16th of 35
28	Romance LanguagesAbout 7 graduates a year	$23,932	$60,398	Not reported	19th of 19
29	MusicAbout 32 graduates a year	$19,145	$40,856	$20,000	8th of 15
30	TheatreAbout 36 graduates a year	$15,098	$25,104	$17,739	27th of 31

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.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Computer Science$83,258
Computer Engineering$78,326
Electrical Engineering$78,172
Chemical Engineering$67,450
Civil Engineering$67,194

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 432 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 196 graduates a year
Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 106 graduates a year
Computer ScienceAbout 105 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 104 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $83,258 in their first year, the most of 30 City College of New York 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