Programs & majors brief
CUNY York College Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at CUNY York College?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 37 | $122,313 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 49 | $112,147 | #47 |
| Computer Science | 45 | $73,044 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 13 | $69,380 | — |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology small degree count | 13 | $69,306 | — |
| Biology, General | 43 | $69,149 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 21 | $67,862 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 89 | $67,152 | #166 |
| Marketing | 34 | $64,386 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 29 | $63,367 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 89 | $62,993 | #214 |
| Social Work | 81 | $60,820 | #12 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 255 | $60,346 | #16 |
| Sociology | 60 | $59,899 | #36 |
| Air Transportation | 41 | $57,665 | — |
| Economics small degree count | 14 | $56,571 | — |
| Journalism small degree count | 13 | $53,901 | — |
| Psychology, General | 126 | $53,156 | #111 |
| Public Health | 46 | $52,679 | #73 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 13 | $47,469 | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 6 | $46,023 | — |
| Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education | 27 | $44,991 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 23 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biotechnology small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Political Science and Government | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at CUNY York College?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do CUNY York College majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Social Work#12
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General#16
- Sociology#36
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing#47
- Public Health Included by program size#73
- Psychology, General Included by program size#111
- Accounting and Related Services Included by program size#166
- Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#214
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 York College has 22 programs with published earnings data, and 8 carry an Azimuth national rank. The three largest program families are Health Professions, at 32.9% of bachelor's degrees awarded, Business at 17.6%, and Psychology at 10.0%.
The largest single program is Health Sciences, with 255 degrees awarded and a national rank of #16. Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions reports the highest four-year earnings at $122,313, from 37 degrees a year.
Nursing combines strong earnings with a top-fifty national rank: its graduates earn $112,147, or 1.26x the national median for the 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.