Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $75,729, placing The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in the 75.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs well above the $57,042 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band). Azimuth ranks The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art #610 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution's concentration in Engineering drives outcomes that consistently outpace the peer median, and graduates enter a New York City labor market where demand for engineering and technical talent remains strong across industries. The program lineup reflects a tightly focused academic portfolio anchored in Engineering, with Engineering accounting for 53% of degrees and Arts representing 36%. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering stands out as the highest aggregate-return program, combining cohort scale with strong four-year earnings. The Fine and Studio Arts program graduates 62 students with median earnings of $24,920 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #161 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology — 0.6x the national benchmark for the field. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering follows with 31 graduates earning $139,068, with Azimuth ranking the program #7 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions and a benchmark ratio of 1.4x. Chemical Engineering rounds out the core engineering cluster with 23 graduates earning $100,191 and Azimuth ranking the program #42 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, at 1.0x the field benchmark. Civil Engineering, with 18 graduates earning $108,466, rounds out the institution's return profile and Azimuth ranks it #4 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions at 1.3x benchmark.
Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $75,729, placing The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in the 75.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs well above the $57,042 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band). Azimuth ranks The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art #610 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution's concentration in Engineering drives outcomes that consistently outpace the peer median, and graduates enter a New York City labor market where demand for engineering and technical talent remains strong across industries. The program lineup reflects a tightly focused academic portfolio anchored in Engineering, with Engineering accounting for 53% of degrees and Arts representing 36%. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering stands out as the highest aggregate-return program, combining cohort scale with strong four-year earnings. The Fine and Studio Arts program graduates 62 students with median earnings of $24,920 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #161 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology — 0.6x the national benchmark for the field. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering follows with 31 graduates earning $139,068, with Azimuth ranking the program #7 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions and a benchmark ratio of 1.4x. Chemical Engineering rounds out the core engineering cluster with 23 graduates earning $100,191 and Azimuth ranking the program #42 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, at 1.0x the field benchmark. Civil Engineering, with 18 graduates earning $108,466, rounds out the institution's return profile and Azimuth ranks it #4 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions at 1.3x benchmark.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $75,729, placing The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in the 75.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs well above the $57,042 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band). Azimuth ranks The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art #610 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution's concentration in Engineering drives outcomes that consistently outpace the peer median, and graduates enter a New York City labor market where demand for engineering and technical talent remains strong across industries. The program lineup reflects a tightly focused academic portfolio anchored in Engineering, with Engineering accounting for 53% of degrees and Arts representing 36%. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering stands out as the highest aggregate-return program, combining cohort scale with strong four-year earnings. The Fine and Studio Arts program graduates 62 students with median earnings of $24,920 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #161 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology — 0.6x the national benchmark for the field. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering follows with 31 graduates earning $139,068, with Azimuth ranking the program #7 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions and a benchmark ratio of 1.4x. Chemical Engineering rounds out the core engineering cluster with 23 graduates earning $100,191 and Azimuth ranking the program #42 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, at 1.0x the field benchmark. Civil Engineering, with 18 graduates earning $108,466, rounds out the institution's return profile and Azimuth ranks it #4 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions at 1.3x benchmark.
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
Financial justification for the investment.
Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $75,729, placing The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in the 75.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs well above the $57,042 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band). Azimuth ranks The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art #610 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution's concentration in Engineering drives outcomes that consistently outpace the peer median, and graduates enter a New York City labor market where demand for engineering and technical talent remains strong across industries. The program lineup reflects a tightly focused academic portfolio anchored in Engineering, with Engineering accounting for 53% of degrees and Arts representing 36%. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering stands out as the highest aggregate-return program, combining cohort scale with strong four-year earnings. The Fine and Studio Arts program graduates 62 students with median earnings of $24,920 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #161 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions per the program-ranking methodology — 0.6x the national benchmark for the field. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering follows with 31 graduates earning $139,068, with Azimuth ranking the program #7 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions and a benchmark ratio of 1.4x. Chemical Engineering rounds out the core engineering cluster with 23 graduates earning $100,191 and Azimuth ranking the program #42 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, at 1.0x the field benchmark. Civil Engineering, with 18 graduates earning $108,466, rounds out the institution's return profile and Azimuth ranks it #4 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions at 1.3x benchmark.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art's program mix is anchored in Engineering, with Engineering accounting for 53% of graduates and Arts representing 36% — a focused, technically oriented portfolio that reflects the institution's identity as a specialized school of engineering, architecture, and art in New York City. Across 6 programs serving roughly 170 students annually, 4 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, with several placing in the top quartile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Among the most popular programs, Fine and Studio Arts program graduates 62 students and delivers median earnings of $24,920 four years after enrollment — Azimuth ranks it #161 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering follows with 31 graduates earning median earnings of $139,068, ranked #7 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, and the The Chemical Engineering program graduates 23 students with median earnings of $100,191, ranked #42 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The highest-earning programs at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art reflect its engineering and technical depth. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering leads with median earnings of $139,068 four years after enrollment — Azimuth ranks it #7 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions — followed by Civil Engineering at $108,466, ranked #4 among nonprofit four-year institutions, and Chemical Engineering at $100,191, ranked #42. Fine and Studio Arts also posts strong median earnings of $24,920, ranked #161 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. These programs are predominantly high-mobility, direct-to-workforce pathways in engineering and technical fields where graduates enter New York City's dense labor market and national technology and infrastructure sectors; the supply and demand for college graduates provides context for how these fields align with national hiring trends. For more on how Azimuth evaluates programs, see how Azimuth evaluates programs.
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