Which New York human services program has the lowest debt?

Bronx Community College reports the lowest median federal debt, $8,071, with first-year pay of $36,338.

How much do human services graduates earn in New York?

The median across 11 New York human services associate's programs is $27,366 in the first year after graduating and $38,831 five years after.

How many human services associate's programs are in New York?

11 New York programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 10 of them also report federal debt.

Human Services (Associate's) Programs in New York, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

11 programs report first-year pay
10 also report federal debt
Associate's in Human Services, General

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New York human services associate's program pays its graduates $27,366 in their first year, $2,709 less than the national median. Bronx Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($36,338), and Bronx Community College the lowest median debt ($8,071).

Median first-year pay$27,366National $30,075

Median pay after 5 years$38,831National $36,793

Median federal debt$13,569National $17,984

Debt-to-earnings48%National 58%

All 11 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	Bronx Community CollegeBronx · public	$36,338	$39,213	$8,071	22%
2	Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy · public	$32,887	$39,867	$11,925	36%
3	Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloBuffalo · private nonprofit	$31,677	Not reported	$29,279	92%
4	Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeJohnstown · public	$30,075	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
5	Nassau Community CollegeGarden City · public	$27,581	$47,940	$13,569	49%
6	Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse · public	$27,366	$35,479	$12,019	44%
7	Monroe Community CollegeRochester · public	$26,571	$36,281	$17,984	68%
8	Mohawk Valley Community CollegeUtica · public	$25,855	Not reported	$11,750	45%
9	Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie · public	$24,622	$33,331	$14,324	58%
10	Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown · public	$21,430	$39,428	$10,118	47%
11	Monroe UniversityBronx · private for-profit	$19,164	Not reported	$16,000	83%

Fulton-Montgomery Community College 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 human services 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 10 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Bronx Community College$36,338
Hudson Valley Community College$32,887
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo$31,677
Fulton-Montgomery Community College$30,075
Nassau Community College$27,581

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 human services, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Social and Human Service Assistants

$47,190

Median pay in New York. 40,970 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 48,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $35,980Top 10%: $64,430

Social and Community Service Managers

$95,980

Median pay in New York. 19,340 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 18,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $64,120Top 10%: $149,550

Common questions

Bronx Community College in Bronx reports the highest median first-year pay, $36,338. Its median federal debt is $8,071.

Human Services (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked31 programs by pay and debt Human Services (Bachelor's) programs in New York, ranked7 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 human services 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