Associate+21% vs national median218 grads tracked
Physical Sciences, General at College of Staten Island/CUNY
Ranked 2nd of 15 associate programs in Physical Sciences, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,099
middle 50%: $20,524 – $46,024
Median · 5 years out
$61,411
middle 50%: $43,972 – $94,148
Median · 10 years out
$89,177
middle 50%: $58,998 – $122,551
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Physical Sciences, General (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
General Physical Sciences majors earn a median of $30k starting out. By year 10, median earnings hit $89k.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $9,181 total interest
Same major at other universities
Northern Oklahoma College
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
San Antonio College
$58,476 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$55,975 · 5 yrs out
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$52,140 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bronx Community College
$51,737 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$51,515 · 5 yrs out
Herkimer County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
$50,831 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$50,636 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
$48,698 · 5 yrs out
Hostos Community College of the City University of New York
$46,298 · 5 yrs out
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