Which New York computer and information science program has the lowest debt?

BMCC reports the lowest median federal debt, $9,500, with first-year pay of $26,582.

How much do computer and information science graduates earn in New York?

The median across 6 New York computer and information science associate's programs is $29,810 in the first year after graduating and $56,462 five years after.

Computer and Information Science (Associate's) Programs in New York, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many computer and information science associate's programs are in New York?

6 New York programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

6 programs report first-year pay
5 also report federal debt
Associate's in Computer and Information Sciences, General

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New York computer and information science associate's program pays its graduates $29,810 in their first year, $7,918 less than the national median. Nassau Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($39,199), and BMCC the lowest median debt ($9,500).

Median first-year pay$29,810National $37,728

Median pay after 5 years$56,462National $50,653

Median federal debt$11,750National $13,576

Debt-to-earnings36%National 36%

All 6 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Nassau Community CollegeGarden City · public	$39,199	$66,348	$14,440	37%
2	Erie Community CollegeBuffalo · public	$35,253	$56,462	$12,000	34%
3	Monroe Community CollegeRochester · public	$33,038	Not reported	$11,500	35%
4	BMCCNew York · public	$26,582	$56,137	$9,500	36%
5	Monroe UniversityBronx · private for-profit	$22,788	$36,914	$14,864	65%
6	City TechBrooklyn · public	$21,375	$59,498	Not reported	Not reported

City Tech reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay. One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every New York computer and information science program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to computer and information science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Software Developers

$166,180

Median pay in New York. 113,510 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $97,430Top 10%: $224,590

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$214,300

Median pay in New York. 48,050 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 16% from 2025 to 2035, with about 53,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $134,870Top 10%: $323,670

Computer Systems Analysts

$109,610

Median pay in New York. 24,100 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $67,220Top 10%: $171,360

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

$105,810

Median pay in New York. 18,220 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $69,930Top 10%: $166,810

Common questions

Nassau Community College in Garden City reports the highest median first-year pay, $39,199. Its median federal debt is $14,440.

Computer and Information Science (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked69 programs by pay and debt Computer and Information Science (Bachelor's) programs in New York, ranked30 programs by pay and debt

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.
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.
Medians are across the computer and information science associate's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024