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CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY 10,543 Undergrads 58.4% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$14,151
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$3,103
After Aid
Median Earnings
$62,833
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$3,103
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$62,833
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate58.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients61.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time76.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS67.4%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
58.4%
SAT Avg
1,140
SAT Reading
25th: 460-75th: 660
SAT Math
25th: 490-75th: 680
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$558k
+$91k
+$74k
Median Cost$3k/yr
+$547k
+$80k
+$63k
Full Cost$14k/yr
+$507k
+$40k
+$23k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
35
∞
Median Cost$3k/yr
37
562%
Full Cost$14k/yr
49
45%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return192%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return19%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$14,125
Earnings (4yr)
$64,103
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,127
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,786
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$10,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,323
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,987
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$205k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$11,260
Earnings (4yr)
$57,024
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$12,721
Earnings (4yr)
$50,821
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$9,000
Earnings (4yr)
$89,943
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$271k
Computer Software and Media Applications
BachCIP: 1108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
BachCIP: 5131
Median Debt
$9,218
Earnings (4yr)
$58,821
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,233
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,911
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$10,250
Earnings (4yr)
$54,014
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
BachCIP: 0502
Median Debt
$8,625
Earnings (4yr)
$56,138
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$13,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,032
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$12,464
Earnings (4yr)
$69,489
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$13,745
Earnings (4yr)
$42,362
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 5199
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,416
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,838
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,272
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
BachCIP: 1601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$12,776
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$363k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,610
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,948
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$12,973
Earnings (4yr)
$63,184
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,742
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
$10,588
Earnings (4yr)
$51,404
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,837
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,606
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$14,993
Earnings (4yr)
$50,454
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$10,315
Earnings (4yr)
$58,828
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$13,857
Earnings (4yr)
$80,207
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
PB-CertCIP: 1302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,313
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,838
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$198k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,442
Earnings (4yr)
$85,908
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (4yr)
$84,744
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$33,149
Earnings (4yr)
$83,379
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
MastCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,923
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$89,124
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$21,817
Earnings (4yr)
$119,900
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$408k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,729
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$297k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
MastCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,636
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Fine and Studio Arts
MastCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
MastCIP: 1905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
MastCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Information Science/Studies
MastCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Medical Illustration and Informatics
MastCIP: 5127
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$36,646
Earnings (4yr)
$73,843
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$40,642
Earnings (4yr)
$63,685
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Political Science and Government
MastCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,964
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
MastCIP: 0907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Research and Experimental Psychology
MastCIP: 4227
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
MastCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,959
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
MastCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$24,807
Earnings (4yr)
$90,918
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,828
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$29,571
Earnings (4yr)
$83,086
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$27,668
Earnings (4yr)
$80,655
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$88,100
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Visual and Performing Arts, General
MastCIP: 5001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,460
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Graduate Certificates
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
Gr-CertCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$90,782
Natl Median: $65,509
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Gr-CertCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,655
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
Gr-CertCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Gr-CertCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,428
Natl Median: $61,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$174k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.