Programs & majors brief
CUNY Queens College Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Queens College?
38 of 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 311 | $112,903 | #58 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 78 | $94,526 | — |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | 25 | $79,175 | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 104 | $78,281 | #2 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 139 | $76,925 | #3 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 34 | $74,979 | — |
| Mathematics | 65 | $74,659 | #60 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 337 | $69,956 | #97 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 140 | $67,221 | #3 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 44 | $65,863 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 110 | $65,213 | #79 |
| Economics | 357 | $65,049 | #97 |
| Biology, General | 115 | $64,303 | #86 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 24 | $64,185 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 52 | $62,602 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 94 | $61,501 | #66 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 56 | $59,655 | #6 |
| Psychology, General | 691 | $57,210 | #35 |
| Sociology | 195 | $56,550 | #43 |
| History | 71 | $52,406 | #84 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 99 | $50,194 | #90 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | 40 | $49,054 | #9 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 105 | $44,835 | #93 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 43 | $37,764 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 19 | $31,239 | — |
| Area Studies small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology | 43 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International Business | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Queens College?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Queens College majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services#2
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods#3
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas#3
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services#6
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General#9
- Psychology, General#35
- Sociology#43
- Computer Science Included by program size#58
- Economics Included by program size#97
- Accounting and Related Services Included by program size#97
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
CUNY Queens College awards bachelor's degrees across a wide mix of fields, and earnings four years after completion range widely among them. The Azimuth program score rests on earnings four years after completion for federally aided completers, on median debt, and on cohort size, not on reputation.
25 programs have published earnings figures, and Azimuth assigns a national rank to 17 of them. Degrees awarded cluster in the social sciences and psychology: Social Sciences makes up 20.7% of the total, Psychology 19.4%, and Business 12.8%.
Psychology is the biggest single program, at 691 degrees awarded, and Azimuth ranks it #35 within its field. Its graduates earn $57,210 four years after completion.
Computer Science graduates earn $112,903 four years after completion, and Azimuth ranks the program #58 within its field. Communication Disorders Sciences and Services ranks #2 within its field, with earnings of $78,281.
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.