CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York, NY 3,254 Undergrads 53.6% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

After Aid

Median Earnings

$88,842

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price-

Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$88,842

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Graduation Rate53.6%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients40.2%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time33.3%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS80.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

68.5%

SAT Avg

SAT Reading

25th: --75th: -

SAT Math

25th: --75th: -

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

+$758k

+$291k

+$273k

Median CostN/A

N/A

Full CostN/A

N/A

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median CostN/A

N/A

Full CostN/A

N/A

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%.

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

Certificates

Business Administration, Management and Operations

CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $47,440

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Community Organization and Advocacy

CertCIP: 4402

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,126

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

CertCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $35,447

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

CertCIP: 5199

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,980

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Resources Management and Services

CertCIP: 5210

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$52,733

Natl Median: $61,907

Lifetime Value Added

+$143k

Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other

CertCIP: 4499

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,573

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teaching Assistants/Aides

CertCIP: 1315

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$36,002

Natl Median: $24,479

Lifetime Value Added

-$60k

Bachelor's Degrees

Business/Commerce, General

BachCIP: 5201

Median Debt

$12,250

Earnings (4yr)

$83,561

Natl Median: $68,407

Lifetime Value Added

+$233k

Communication and Media Studies

BachCIP: 0901

Median Debt

$12,901

Earnings (4yr)

$72,564

Natl Median: $56,359

Lifetime Value Added

+$149k

Health and Medical Administrative Services

BachCIP: 5107

Median Debt

$18,000

Earnings (4yr)

$81,184

Natl Median: $58,716

Lifetime Value Added

+$215k

Information Science/Studies

BachCIP: 1104

Median Debt

$12,344

Earnings (4yr)

$94,412

Natl Median: $85,294

Lifetime Value Added

+$316k

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$11,500

Earnings (4yr)

$64,619

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

+$88k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

BachCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$8,000

Earnings (4yr)

$116,969

Natl Median: $88,910

Lifetime Value Added

+$487k

Social Sciences, Other

BachCIP: 4599

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$69,996

Natl Median: $56,812

Lifetime Value Added

+$129k

Sociology

BachCIP: 4511

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,657

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Urban Studies/Affairs

BachCIP: 4512

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,532

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Business Administration, Management and Operations

PB-CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $104,114

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other

PB-CertCIP: 1199

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $123,678

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

PB-CertCIP: 0502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,708

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

PB-CertCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $105,177

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Resources Management and Services

PB-CertCIP: 5210

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $79,861

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies

PB-CertCIP: 2202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$73,999

Natl Median: $103,335

Lifetime Value Added

+$75k

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

PB-CertCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $71,215

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Administration

PB-CertCIP: 4404

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$81,524

Natl Median: $85,234

Lifetime Value Added

+$146k

Master's Degrees

Area Studies

MastCIP: 0501

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$46,087

Natl Median: $68,936

Lifetime Value Added

-$227k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

MastCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$23,753

Earnings (4yr)

$108,087

Natl Median: $103,485

Lifetime Value Added

+$311k

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

MastCIP: 1612

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,499

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Software and Media Applications

MastCIP: 1108

Median Debt

$16,000

Earnings (4yr)

$114,338

Natl Median: $120,083

Lifetime Value Added

+$365k

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

MastCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$77,516

Natl Median: $49,978

Lifetime Value Added

+$43k

Economics

MastCIP: 4506

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $100,743

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

MastCIP: 0502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$68,933

Natl Median: $62,705

Lifetime Value Added

-$32k

Human Resources Management and Services

MastCIP: 5210

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$69,338

Natl Median: $83,558

Lifetime Value Added

-$4k

International/Globalization Studies

MastCIP: 3020

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $86,219

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Journalism

MastCIP: 0904

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$74,415

Natl Median: $69,034

Lifetime Value Added

+$3k

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

MastCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$21,000

Earnings (4yr)

$72,860

Natl Median: $65,716

Lifetime Value Added

+$2k

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

MastCIP: 1601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,093

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

MastCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,285

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Philosophy

MastCIP: 3801

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $60,272

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

MastCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $78,850

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

MastCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$18,128

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $64,711

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Health

MastCIP: 5122

Median Debt

$29,631

Earnings (4yr)

$94,566

Natl Median: $82,751

Lifetime Value Added

+$193k

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

MastCIP: 0907

Median Debt

$38,398

Earnings (4yr)

$80,809

Natl Median: $75,972

Lifetime Value Added

+$72k

Research and Experimental Psychology

MastCIP: 4227

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,216

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Sciences, Other

MastCIP: 4599

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$74,962

Natl Median: $64,286

Lifetime Value Added

+$21k

Urban Studies/Affairs

MastCIP: 4512

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$74,689

Natl Median: $79,634

Lifetime Value Added

+$18k

Graduate Certificates

Public Health

Gr-CertCIP: 5122

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $88,684

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Anthropology

DocCIP: 4502

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$92,120

Natl Median: $77,473

Lifetime Value Added

+$22k

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

DocCIP: 2602

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $112,683

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

DocCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $92,983

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business/Commerce, General

DocCIP: 5201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $149,621

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Chemistry

DocCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $115,386

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

DocCIP: 1612

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $66,710

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

DocCIP: 4228

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$124,608

Natl Median: $99,878

Lifetime Value Added

+$276k

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

DocCIP: 5102

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$75,204

Natl Median: $88,343

Lifetime Value Added

-$67k

Computer Science

DocCIP: 1107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $178,476

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

DocCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$97,907

Natl Median: $86,427

Lifetime Value Added

+$108k

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

DocCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $64,704

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Economics

DocCIP: 4506

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $135,560

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Educational Administration and Supervision

DocCIP: 1304

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$108,619

Natl Median: $100,573

Lifetime Value Added

+$143k

English Language and Literature, General

DocCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$75,306

Natl Median: $65,831

Lifetime Value Added

-$89k

Fine and Studio Arts

DocCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $68,718

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

DocCIP: 4006

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $92,039

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

History

DocCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$53,775

Natl Median: $70,550

Lifetime Value Added

-$237k

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

DocCIP: 1601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$84,478

Natl Median: $77,285

Lifetime Value Added

-$21k

Mathematics

DocCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $89,656

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

DocCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$59,802

Natl Median: $59,592

Lifetime Value Added

-$207k

Philosophy

DocCIP: 3801

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $70,449

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physics

DocCIP: 4008

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $130,153

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

DocCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $90,908

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

DocCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$95,873

Natl Median: $98,707

Lifetime Value Added

+$64k

Public Health

DocCIP: 5122

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $108,962

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

DocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $138,131

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

DocCIP: 5123

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$85,658

Natl Median: $82,724

Lifetime Value Added

-$25k

Research and Experimental Psychology

DocCIP: 4227

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$99,149

Natl Median: $103,410

Lifetime Value Added

+$88k

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

DocCIP: 1609

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,860

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Work

DocCIP: 4407

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $98,285

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sociology

DocCIP: 4511

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$84,807

Natl Median: $88,618

Lifetime Value Added

-$31k

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.