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The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?

The earnings spread across the largest programs at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is wide. The highest-earning fields are not the ones awarding the most degrees.

Fine and Studio Arts is the largest program, with 62 degrees awarded and median earnings of $24,920 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks it #230 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Electrical Engineering graduates earn $139,068, the highest figure among the school's programs, from 31 degrees awarded. Chemical Engineering and Civil Engineering sit between the two extremes, with median earnings of $100,191 and $108,466 respectively.

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.

  • Engineering88 · 51.8%
  • Visual and performing arts62 · 36.5%
  • Architecture20 · 11.8%

6 of 6 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first four matching programs
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 31 degrees awarded
$139,068
Civil Engineering 18 degrees awarded
$108,466
Chemical Engineering 23 degrees awarded
$100,191
Fine and Studio Arts 62 degrees awarded
$24,920

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

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering31$139,068—
Civil Engineering small degree count18$108,466—
Chemical Engineering23$100,191—
Fine and Studio Arts62$24,920#230
Architecture20Too few graduates to report—
Mechanical Engineering small degree count16Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Fine and Studio Arts
62
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
31
Chemical Engineering
23
Architecture
20
Civil Engineering
18
Mechanical Engineering
16

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Fine and Studio Arts Included by program size#230

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

Further analysis

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art awards bachelor's degrees in a narrow set of fields where pay four years after completion differs sharply. Azimuth ranks programs by four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size instead of reputation.

4 programs publish earnings data, and 1 carries an Azimuth national rank. Engineering accounts for 51.8% of degrees awarded, followed by Visual & Performing Arts at 36.5% and Architecture at 11.8%.

Program earnings cover federally aided completers. Fine and Studio Arts is the largest program, at 62 degrees a year, and its graduates earn $24,920 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks it #230 nationally and #19 in New York. Electrical Engineering reports the highest four-year earnings, at $139,068, from 31 degrees a year.

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.