Programs & majors brief
College of Staten Island CUNY Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at College of Staten Island CUNY?
32 of 32 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 44 | $113,631 | #50 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 40 | $92,542 | — |
| Computer Science | 85 | $89,093 | #136 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 52 | $75,637 | #1 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 46 | $75,272 | — |
| Engineering, General | 27 | $72,716 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 88 | $72,242 | #138 |
| Economics | 55 | $70,747 | #127 |
| History | 45 | $63,071 | #36 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 72 | $61,691 | #65 |
| Social Work | 25 | $61,558 | — |
| Business/Commerce, General | 212 | $60,530 | #36 |
| Political Science and Government | 32 | $60,500 | #165 |
| Psychology, General | 357 | $59,741 | #32 |
| Biology, General | 106 | $57,540 | #165 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 120 | $53,083 | #51 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 20 | $51,363 | — |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 77 | $50,716 | #1 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 42 | $49,129 | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Information Science/Studies small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International/Globalization Studies small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 28 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at College of Staten Island CUNY?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do College of Staten Island CUNY majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods#1
- Sociology and Anthropology#1
- Psychology, General#32
- Business/Commerce, General#36
- History#36
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing#50
- English Language and Literature, General Included by program size#51
- Computer Science Included by program size#136
- Accounting and Related Services Included by program size#138
- Biology, General Included by program size#165
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
The payoff from a degree at College of Staten Island CUNY depends on which field a student chooses. Azimuth ranks programs by the earnings their federally aided completers report four years out, together with typical debt and graduating-class size, not by prestige.
Earnings data are published for 19 programs, and 13 of them have an Azimuth national rank. Psychology leads the program families at 21.1% of degrees awarded, followed by Business at 17.7% and Social Sciences at 9.7%.
The biggest program is Psychology, with 357 degrees awarded; its graduates earn a median of $59,741 four years after completion. Azimuth places it #32 within its field.
Graduates of Nursing earn the most, with a median of $113,631 four years after completion, from 44 degrees awarded. Azimuth ranks it #50 within its field.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.