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Bachelor's+43% vs national median812 grads tracked

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at CUNY Graduate School & University Center

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

Median · 1 year out
$110,980
middle 50%: $92,196 – $131,999
Median · 5 years out
$120,424
middle 50%: $100,222 – $140,524
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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 CUNY Graduate School & University Center earn a median of $111k in year one. Salaries reach $120k by year five.

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
2.9 yrs
≈ $3,040 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
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$122,595 · 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 CUNY Graduate School & University Center

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$161,330 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$157,560 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$125,550 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$124,801 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$123,601 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$113,216 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Doctorate)
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Doctorate)
$110,405 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$109,693 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$108,696 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$107,824 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$104,545 · 5 yrs out

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