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Bachelor's+43% vs national median2,988 grads tracked

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at CUNY Lehman College

Ranked 6th of 294 bachelor's programs in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$101,296
middle 50%: $74,002 – $127,345
Median · 5 years out
$120,368
middle 50%: $97,801 – $143,432
Median · 10 years out
$130,956
middle 50%: $105,048 – $158,368

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

Graduates of CUNY Lehman College's bachelor's program in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing earn a median $101,296 one year after graduating, rising to $130,956 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 43% above the national median of $84,234 for this field, ranking 6th of 294 reporting programs.

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
3.2 yrs
≈ $3,300 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 Graduate School & University Center
$120,424 · 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

Other majors at CUNY Lehman College

Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$118,745 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$113,650 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$102,363 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$91,385 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$90,454 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$88,262 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$86,849 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$84,604 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out

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