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Bachelor's+46% vs national median1,324 grads tracked

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at College of Staten Island/CUNY

Ranked 4th of 294 bachelor's programs in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$108,514
middle 50%: $84,400 – $127,551
Median · 5 years out
$122,595
middle 50%: $101,768 – $141,107
Median · 10 years out
$133,517
middle 50%: $99,192 – $162,432

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Nursing graduates from the College of Staten Island/CUNY command a $109k median salary in their first year. Ten-year median earnings hit $134k.

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?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
3 yrs
≈ $3,094 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY Medgar Evers College
$133,307 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$126,100 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$124,732 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$120,424 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$120,368 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$119,710 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University
$119,529 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$119,206 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$118,233 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$116,974 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$116,801 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$116,734 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at College of Staten Island/CUNY

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$136,647 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$118,379 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$117,714 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$112,261 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$112,261 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$112,060 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$103,057 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$98,643 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$97,992 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)
$95,768 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$95,220 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,044 · 5 yrs out

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