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# CUNY City College Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at CCNY?

The largest programs at CUNY City College span a wide earnings range, with the highest-earning fields awarding fewer degrees than the largest ones. Psychology awards the most degrees at 418 a year, and graduates earn a median of $56,223 four years after completion.

[Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #48 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Computer Science is the third-largest program at 132 degrees awarded, and its median earnings of $116,238 are the highest among the large programs.

Mechanical Engineering graduates earn $97,270 from 119 degrees a year, and Azimuth ranks it #43 nationally. At the more moderate end, Fine and Studio Arts awards 116 degrees and posts median earnings of $45,656, with a national rank of #40.

### Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

-   Psychology**418 · 16.6%**
-   Engineering**404 · 16.1%**
-   Social sciences**332 · 13.2%**
-   Biological sciences**267 · 10.6%**
-   Visual and performing arts**213 · 8.5%**
-   Other**877 · 34.9%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

39 of 39 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Computer Engineering 54 degrees awarded**
$117,131

**Computer Science 132 degrees awarded**
$116,238

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 81 degrees awarded**
$97,698

**Mechanical Engineering 119 degrees awarded**
$97,270

**Biomedical/Medical Engineering 35 degrees awarded**
$95,685

**Chemical Engineering 32 degrees awarded**
$88,659

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer Engineering | 54 | $117,131 | — |
| Computer Science | 132 | $116,238 | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 81 | $97,698 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 119 | $97,270 | #43 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 35 | $95,685 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | 32 | $88,659 | — |
| Civil Engineering | 57 | $87,957 | #63 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 26 | $87,804 | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 17 | $73,882 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication small degree count | 7 | $72,068 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 86 | $69,948 | #26 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | 34 | $68,614 | — |
| Economics | 108 | $67,679 | #111 |
| Applied Mathematics | 36 | $66,754 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 90 | $64,414 | #216 |
| Biology, General | 227 | $63,206 | #67 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 35 | $62,440 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 84 | $59,540 | #136 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 64 | $59,039 | #44 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 87 | $58,063 | #50 |
| Psychology, General | 418 | $56,223 | #48 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 94 | $55,895 | #30 |
| Sociology | 62 | $55,683 | #72 |
| History | 40 | $52,809 | #101 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 36 | $48,637 | #48 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 83 | $47,753 | #122 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count | 19 | $46,801 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 116 | $45,656 | #40 |
| Music | 44 | $44,058 | #73 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 21 | $34,212 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 34 | $32,769 | #117 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | 60 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biotechnology small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |

[Program data and definitions](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at CCNY?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Psychology, General**
418

**Biology, General**
227

**Computer Science**
132

**Mechanical Engineering**
119

**Fine and Studio Arts**
116

**Economics**
108

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**
94

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
90

**Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities**
87

**Communication and Media Studies**
86

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do CCNY majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Communication and Media Studies**#26**
2.  Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**#30**
3.  Fine and Studio Arts**#40**
4.  Mechanical Engineering**#43**
5.  International Relations and National Security Studies**#44**
6.  Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies**#48**
7.  Psychology, General**#48**
8.  Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities**#50**
9.  Biology, General Included by program size**#67**
10.  Economics Included by program size**#111**

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.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

A student's field of study shapes the return they see from CUNY City College more than any other choice. The university publishes earnings data for 31 programs, and 18 carry an Azimuth national rank.

The degree mix is broad, led by Psychology at 16.7% of bachelor's degrees awarded, Engineering at 16.1%, and Social Sciences at 13.2%. Psychology is the largest single program, with 418 degrees awarded, an Azimuth national rank of #48, and a median of $56,223 four years after completion.

Computer Engineering graduates report median earnings of $117,131 four years after completion, from 54 degrees awarded.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).