Master's-13% vs national median1,338 grads tracked
Engineering at City College of New York - CUNY
Ranked 106th of 126 master's programs in Engineering by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$72,438
middle 50%: $44,597 – $95,762
Median · 5 years out
$102,787
middle 50%: $80,881 – $124,879
Median · 10 years out
$125,188
middle 50%: $101,006 – $155,863
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Engineering master's students at CCNY earn $72k in their first year. Median salaries increase to $125k after a decade.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
4.1 yrs
≈ $4,498 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$104,478 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$104,465 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$104,454 · 5 yrs out
University of Bridgeport
$104,320 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$103,131 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$103,026 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$102,292 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$101,251 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$101,183 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$100,565 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$99,120 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at City College of New York - CUNY
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$143,967 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$141,882 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$127,147 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$112,086 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$104,625 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$104,205 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$104,205 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$102,353 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$99,601 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,687 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,052 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,939 · 5 yrs out
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