Cuny Lehman College

Cuny Lehman College's program mix is anchored in Health, with substantial enrollment in social sciences, psychology, and education. Psychology, General is the largest program with 319 graduates, followed by Business Administration, Health Administration, Sociology, and Nursing.

Across 39 programs serving roughly 2,818 students annually, 28 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold. The Nursing program combines meaningful cohort scale with strong earnings, making it a key contributor to the institution's overall financial outcomes.

The strongest earnings come from health-related and applied fields. Azimuth ranks Nursing #26 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with 167 graduates earning $119,115.

Azimuth ranks Computer Science #145 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $85,351. The Accounting program graduates 160 students and earns $66,240 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #162 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions.

By contrast, larger programs like Business Administration and Health Administration show more moderate early-career earnings of $62,496 and $57,722 respectively, reflecting fields where graduate study or credentialing often extends the earnings trajectory beyond the four-year window. The split between health-oriented programs and social-science or education pathways shapes how graduates enter the labor market.

Nursing and health fields are high-mobility pathways where four-year earnings reflect direct workforce entry into stable, in-demand roles across New York's healthcare sector. Psychology and social-science programs are more often grad-school-dependent, where four-year earnings undercount the lifetime trajectory of graduates who continue to clinical, counseling, or research credentials.

Cuny Lehman College prices its degrees at a level that makes it one of the more accessible options in the Azimuth coverage set. Low-income families pay approximately $1,589 per year in net price, middle-income families see annual costs around $6,834, and higher-income families pay approximately $13,600.

Azimuth ranks Cuny Lehman College #6 for post-graduation affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. As a CUNY institution, Lehman benefits from New York's public tuition structure, which keeps sticker prices well below those of comparable private institutions and many out-of-state public universities.

The gap between published cost and what students actually pay is meaningful, particularly for families who qualify for need-based aid — a pattern common among urban public colleges serving large shares of Pell-eligible students. Families curious about how [net price and sticker price can differ substantially](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) will find that Lehman's aid structure tends to compress costs for lower-income households more than for middle- and higher-income ones.

Federal, state, and institutional aid programs — including New York's TAP grant — layer on top of Pell Grants for qualifying students, further reducing out-of-pocket costs for many Lehman families. The combination of low tuition and meaningful grant aid means that a significant share of students can complete a degree with limited borrowing, though individual outcomes vary by enrollment intensity, dependency status, and family financial circumstances.

Median federal student loan debt at graduation is $10,950, and families using Parent PLUS borrow a median of $11,955; private or institutional loans may add further borrowing that falls outside these federal-only figures — see the [Parent PLUS risk framework](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) for how household context shapes PLUS decisions. For a graduate at the institution's median four-year earnings of $63,353, median federal debt of $10,950 projects to a monthly payment of about $124 under standard ten-year repayment.

For personalized projections across earnings scenarios — including Parent PLUS planning — use [Azimuth's Financial GPS tool](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).

Graduates of Cuny Lehman College earn median earnings of $63,353 four years after enrollment, placing Cuny Lehman College in the 63.4 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure sits below the $65,228 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band).

Graduates earn about $8,622 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 83.8 percentile for [earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/) among nonprofit four-year institutions. Those figures represent lifetime returns relative to NY's no-degree-equivalent earnings baseline of $32,204, the state median earnings of working adults age 25–34 with only a high school credential.

While institution-level earnings track NY's regional labor market, specific programs deliver materially stronger outcomes. Azimuth ranks Nursing #26 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions [per the program-ranking methodology](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/), with graduates earning median earnings of $119,115 — 1.34x the national benchmark for the field.

Health is the dominant program family, accounting for 16% of degrees, followed by Social Sciences at 12% and Arts at 4%. Among the largest programs, Psychology, General program graduates 319 students annually with median earnings of $54,063 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks it #87 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The Business Administration program graduates 297 students with median earnings of $62,496, while The Health Administration program graduates 217 students earning median earnings of $57,722 four years out.