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College of Staten Island CUNY Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated September 30, 2026

How much do College of Staten Island CUNY graduates earn?

The reported median is $65,495 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is $8,194 per year.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $65,495. That is at the 67th percentile nationally, and $8,194 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Graduates earn about $13,702 more than expects for similar students. That places the gap at the 90th percentile.

Azimuth places the college in the 76th percentile for return. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures adds $5,454. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $8,248.

Earnings vary widely by program at College of Staten Island CUNY. The scenario range runs from $53,076 for lower-earning clusters to $85,794 for higher-earning ones.

Nursing reports $113,631 four years after completion. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science show $92,542 and $89,093 at the same horizon. The largest program, Psychology, sits at $59,741.

An estimated 35.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the institution's program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings figures capture only those working and not enrolled, the median earnings understate the eventual earnings of the sizable share of completers who pursue advanced degrees.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $65,495
Rank for difference from expectations: 90th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

College of Staten Island CUNY reported median: $65,495
Peer schools comparable schools · $8,194 below College of Staten Island CUNY: $57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $13,702 below College of Staten Island CUNY: $51,793

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $53,076
Median · reported: $65,495
Higher estimate: $85,794

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do College of Staten Island CUNY graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

College of Staten Island CUNY graduates’ reported earnings are $13,702 above that expectation, the 90th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending College of Staten Island CUNY caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at College of Staten Island CUNY report the highest earnings?

The highest-earning programs at College of Staten Island CUNY are not the ones awarding the most degrees. Nursing graduates earn $113,631 four years after completion, but the program awards only 44 degrees a year.

Azimuth ranks it #50 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. The largest program is Psychology, with 357 degrees awarded and median earnings of $59,741.

Azimuth ranks it #32 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Computer Science is a middle ground: 85 degrees awarded and earnings of $89,093, ranking #136 nationally.

English Language and Literature is a more moderate-earning field, with 120 degrees and earnings of $53,083, ranked #51 by Azimuth.

College of Staten Island CUNY has 13 nationally ranked bachelor's programs. The strongest is Sociology and Anthropology: Azimuth ranks it #1 within its field nationally and #1 in New York.

It awarded 77 degrees, and completers earned a median of $50,716 four years after finishing. The largest program is Psychology, with 357 degrees awarded, a national rank of #32, and completers earning a median of $59,741 four years after completion.

Business/Commerce is the second largest, with 212 degrees awarded, a national rank of #36, and completers earning a median of $60,530. The highest-earning program is Nursing, ranked #50 nationally, where completers earned a median of $113,631 four years after completion.

It awarded 44 degrees. Computer Science follows, with a national rank of #136, 85 degrees awarded, and completers earning a median of $89,093.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing: $113,631
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering: $92,542
Computer Science: $89,093
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods: $75,637
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas: $75,272
Engineering, General: $72,716
Accounting and Related Services: $72,242
Economics: $70,747

Explore College of Staten Island CUNY program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios grounded in the university's program mix show a downside of $53,076, a typical outcome of $65,495, and an upside of $85,794. The highest-earning program, Nursing, reaches $113,631, while the lowest-earning among the largest programs, English Language and Literature, sits at $53,083, illustrating the spread across fields of study within a single institution.

Four years after completion, graduates of College of Staten Island CUNY earn a median of $65,495, a level that falls in the 67th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That median sits above the $57,301 median at comparable institutions (same type and size) by $8,194.

Azimuth bases the figure on 1,951 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. Graduates earn about $13,702 more than the model expects for similar students, and Azimuth places the university in the 90th percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Azimuth models three earnings scenarios from the program mix: a typical outcome of $65,495, a downside of $53,076, and an upside of $85,794. The model estimates graduate-school continuation at 35.3% of programs' graduates, a share derived from program mix rather than observed enrollment.

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.