Cuny City College

Cuny City College's program mix is anchored in Psychology, but the institution's strongest financial outcomes come from applied and technical fields that serve a smaller share of graduates. Engineering accounts for 16% of degrees, Social Sciences for 13%, and Arts for 8% — a distribution that reflects the college's broad liberal-arts and professional portfolio within the CUNY system.

The largest program by graduates is Psychology, General (418 graduates), followed by Biology, General (227 graduates) and Computer Science (132 graduates). The highest four-year earnings belong to Computer Science, where graduates earn median earnings of $116,238 four years after enrollment — Azimuth ranks the program #57 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Mechanical Engineering follows with median earnings of $97,270 and a national rank of #63, and Azimuth ranks Communication and Media Studies #27 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $69,948. Psychology, General combines meaningful cohort scale with solid earnings, making it a key contributor to the institution's overall return profile — [how Azimuth evaluates programs](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) provides the full ranking methodology.

Several of Cuny City College's popular programs — including Mechanical Engineering and Fine and Studio Arts — are grad-school-dependent pathways where four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory because a meaningful share of graduates continue to graduate or professional school. Engineering and computer-science fields, by contrast, are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly and four-year earnings more closely reflect labor-market outcomes.

The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) framework provides context for how these fields align with national wage trends. Across 39 programs serving roughly 2,511 students annually, 29 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold. ```

Published cost of attendance is $14,403. After need-based aid, low-income families pay approximately $1,251, middle-income families pay around $6,811, higher-income families pay approximately $12,806.

Azimuth ranks Cuny City College #21 for post-graduation affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions, in the 98.6 percentile. Median federal student loan debt at graduation is $11,990; families using Parent PLUS borrow a median of $17,460.

For a graduate at the institution's median four-year earnings of $67,740, median federal debt projects to a monthly payment of about $135 under standard ten-year repayment. For personalized projections across earnings scenarios, use Azimuth's Financial GPS tool.

Graduates of Cuny City College earn median 4-year earnings of $67,740, placing Cuny City College in the 71.6 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $9,848 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 85.6 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Azimuth ranks Cuny City College #427 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major.

Psychology, General reports 418 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $56,223, ranked #47 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 227 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $63,206, ranked #65 nationally in its major.

Computer Science reports 132 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $116,238, ranked #66 nationally in its major. Mechanical Engineering reports 119 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $97,270, ranked #42 nationally in its major.