Which CUNY Graduate Center major has the lowest debt?

Other Social Sciences graduates leave with a median of $12,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 7 CUNY Graduate Center bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does CUNY Graduate Center cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $7,235 a year, and $15,185 for out-of-state students.

How many CUNY Graduate Center programs report graduate pay?

7 bachelor's programs at CUNY Graduate Center report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

CUNY Graduate Center Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Public university
New York, NY
3,254 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

7 CUNY Graduate Center bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($109,744), and Psychology the least ($48,299). The median program pays $58,033.

In-state tuition and fees$7,235Per year. Out-of-state $15,185

Admission rate68%Of applicants

All 7 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 182 graduates a year	$109,744	$124,159	$16,593	7th of 51
2	Information ScienceAbout 81 graduates a year	$73,937	Not reported	$24,950	2nd of 14
3	BusinessAbout 87 graduates a year	$65,520	$75,771	$14,500	2nd of 10
4	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 34 graduates a year	$58,033	Not reported	$22,272	2nd of 13
5	CommunicationsAbout 44 graduates a year	$57,782	$61,361	$14,125	2nd of 48
6	Other Social SciencesGraduates a year not reported	$54,265	Not reported	$12,500	1st of 9
7	PsychologyAbout 72 graduates a year	$48,299	Not reported	$19,462	1st of 65

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

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.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$109,744
Information Science$73,937
Business$65,520
Health and Medical Administration$58,033
Communications$57,782

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

NursingAbout 182 graduates a year
BusinessAbout 87 graduates a year
Information ScienceAbout 81 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 72 graduates a year
CommunicationsAbout 44 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $109,744 in their first year, the most of 7 CUNY Graduate Center 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