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Bachelor's+48% vs national median648 grads tracked

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

Ranked 3rd of 294 bachelor's programs in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$110,867
middle 50%: $78,011 – $138,572
Median · 5 years out
$124,732
middle 50%: $103,390 – $147,743
Median · 10 years out
$141,872
middle 50%: $117,486 – $166,041

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 at CUNY York College command a high first-year median of $111k. This figure rises to $142k by the tenth year of professional practice.

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
2.9 yrs
≈ $3,026 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
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$122,595 · 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 CUNY York College

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$155,890 · 5 yrs out
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Bachelor's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)
$98,937 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$90,030 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$89,244 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)
$81,907 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$77,755 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacology and Toxicology (Bachelor's)
$73,832 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,218 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Bachelor's)
$71,671 · 5 yrs out

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